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A circle has a radius of 8 inches. What is the area of the largest square that can fit inside the circle?

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Answer:

32

Explanation:

The largest square possible is if the diagonal of the square = 8

The sides would
8/√(2) or
4√(2) because of 45 45 90 triangle


(8)/(√(2) ) *(8)/(√(2) ) = 64/2 = 32

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