Question:
pythagoras theorem - finding a radius of a circle within a rectangle.... PLZ HELP?
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2010-05-07 03:41:04 UTC
a circle passes through opposite vetices of a square with side 40cm. If the diagonal of the square is a diameter of the circle, calculate the radius of the circle
Six answers:
Brogden
2010-05-07 03:58:27 UTC
We have a square with side 40cm, and the diagonal of the square is a diameter of the circle.



First we need to find the diagonal of the square, which is the hypotenuse of a triangle with the other two sides 40cm. Pythagoras' theorem tells us that the diagonal is the square root of the sum of the squares of the other two sides:



Diagonal = sqrt(40^2 + 40^2) = sqrt(1600 + 1600) = sqrt(3200) = 56.568542



The radius of the circle is simply half the diameter, that is 28.284271 cm
Ryan S
2010-05-07 03:46:15 UTC
Find the lengths of 2 sides of the rectangle.



Square them.

Add them together.

Find the square root of that.

You have the diameter of the circle.

To get radius divide diameter by 2.



Eg. Side 1= 4 Side 2=3

a^2+b^2=c^2

4^2+3^2=

16+9=25

c=sqrt (25)

c=5

d=5
Jerri--on island time, mon.
2010-05-07 03:44:59 UTC
Ignore the circle, and look at the square, 40 on a side...what is the length of that circles' diagonal? Half that, and you have the radius you seek.
Tulika Asthana
2010-05-07 03:57:29 UTC
easy.....the 2 sides of the square n the diagonal make a rite angld triangle n u can find the length of the diagonal of the squae by applying pythagorus theorm....then v knw dat the diagonal happns 2 b the diameter n radius is half the diameter...so

diiagonal=diameter=1/2(radius)....

wen v apply pythagorus...the diagonal cums out 2 b 40*square root of 2

n therfore radius+20*square root of 2!!!1

did u get it??
anonymous
2016-11-03 13:56:53 UTC
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jay
2010-05-07 03:46:15 UTC
Side of square = 40 cm

Diagonal of square is Square root of 2*Side*side=

root of 2*40*40=56.56cm



Diameter of circle= 56.56cm

Radius of circle = Diameter/2= 56.56/2=28.28cm



ANSWER 28.28cm


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