A circle has a diameter 11cm A square has side length 7cm Use Pythagoras' theorem to show that the square will fit inside the circle without touching the edge of the circle.

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Basiam asked Mar 17, 2022

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A circle has a diameter 11cm

A square has side length 7cm
Use Pythagoras' theorem to show that the square will fit inside the circle without touching the edge of the circle.

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Basiam asked Mar 17, 2022

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Explanation:

diagonal of square:

square root of 7 square + 7 square =9.899cm

it wont touch the edge of the circle since the diameter if the circle is 11, it is longer than the diagonal of the square

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