Asked by Riya
A rope of length 84cm is made into a circle of which the area exceeds the area of a rectangle by 20 cm square. The length of the diagonal of the rectangle is 13cm. Find its area.
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Answered by
Steve
If the circle has radius r and the rectangle's dimensions are w and l, then
2πr = wl+20
w^2+l^2 = 13^2
2πr + 2(w+l) = 84
Solving these, we get
r = 5.843
w = 2.615
l = 12.734
wl = 32.300
Hmmm. With the diagonal a convenient 13, I had expected the rectangle to be 5x12, but not so.
2πr = wl+20
w^2+l^2 = 13^2
2πr + 2(w+l) = 84
Solving these, we get
r = 5.843
w = 2.615
l = 12.734
wl = 32.300
Hmmm. With the diagonal a convenient 13, I had expected the rectangle to be 5x12, but not so.
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