A circle is inscribed in a square. What is the ratio of the area of the circle to the area of the square?
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Area of circle 4 Π ( d i a m e t e r ) 2
Area of square ( s i d e ) 2
Ratio between areas of circle and square = ( d ) 2 4 Π ( d ) 2
And the answer is 4 Π
The ratio of the area of a circle, π r 2 , to the area of a square of side length r , r 2 is π . The side of the big square is ( 2 r ) 2 . This is four times bigger than r 2 , so the ratio is reduced by a factor of 4 and becomes 4 π .
( 2 r ) 2 : π r 2 → 4 r 2 : π r 2 ⇒ 4 : π
∴ 4 π
Area of the circle: π r2 . Area of the square: (2r)2 . Ratio: π r2 / (2r)2 : π r2 / 4 r2 : π / 4
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Let a is the side of square.... So the radius of circle is a/2 ..... Area of circle = Pi * (a/2)^2 Area of square = a^2 Ratio of circle to square is =( pi (a^2 / 4) ) / a^2 = pi/4 ...
Let r =Radius.The length of the square is 2 r .So area of square is l 2 = ( 2 r ) 2 = 4 r 2 .Area of circle is π r 2 .So A r e a o f c i r c l e : A r e a o f s q u a r e = π r 2 : 4 r 2 = π : 4 = 4 π
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Let the side of the square = 2 r
Then
The area of the square = 4 r^2
The area of the circle = Pi r^2
Then
The ratio = Pi/4
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The formula for the area of the circle is: π r 2 .
The side of the square is 2 times the radius of the circle, therefore the result is:
( 2 r ) 2 π r 2 ⇒ 4 r 2 π r 2 = 4 π