Question
The corners of a square lie on a circle of diameter 0.33 m. Each side of the square has length L. Find L.
Answers
Ms. Sue
The diameter of the circle is the hypotenuse of the two triangles formed in the square.
Use the Pythagorean theorem to find out the length of the sides.
Use the Pythagorean theorem to find out the length of the sides.
Liz
How would i determine that with only one value?
Ms. Sue
Each side of the square is the same length.
Liz
Im still confused. Wouldnt each side just be 0.33 m then?
Ms. Sue
0.33 is the hypotenuse
See this rough sketch.
http://www.scriblink.com/index.jsp?act=phome&ld=1&rid=600&cid=750
See this rough sketch.
http://www.scriblink.com/index.jsp?act=phome&ld=1&rid=600&cid=750