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Check me on this, please: "True or false: The ratio of the area of a square to the area of a circle inside that square in constant, regardless of the

Posted by prayformojo (aka mayhem) Nov 18 '09, 06:02

size of the square and circle."

That's true, right?

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YESS DAMMIT -- nm - Crew of Apollo 13 Nov 18, 06:38
Of course. -- nm - nubby Nov 18, 06:05 11
- spoiler - nubby Nov 18, 06:06 10
  - huh. didn't know there was a formula for that. thanks, science guy! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 18, 06:08 7
    - explanation - nubby Nov 18, 06:10 6
      - *brain catches fire* -- nm - Loyola Nov 18, 06:23
      - now what if the square is inside the circle? - znufrii Nov 18, 06:19 3
        
        explanation - nubby Nov 18, 06:29 1
        
        yay, my math still works! -- nm - znufrii Nov 18, 06:30
        
        As if people go around putting squares into circles. -- nm - Loyola Nov 18, 06:24
      - Moral: Always buy the pan pizza. -- nm - nubby Nov 18, 06:11
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    - AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! -- nm - nubby Nov 18, 06:08
Based on that wording, I'd say false. - Will Hunting Nov 18, 06:05 4
- circumscribed -- nm - z6rk Nov 18, 06:45
- bah. i mistyped slightly. "...to the area of a circle *inscribed inside that square*" - prayformojo Nov 18, 06:08 2
  - then yes, absolutely. -- nm - TFox Nov 18, 06:10
  - In that case, I think it's true. - Will Hunting Nov 18, 06:09
ummm... if it said the circle was touching all four sides of the square, then yes. but i could draw many circles inside a square with a different rati - TFox Nov 18, 06:04
I think yes (assuming the circle touches the edge of the square) -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 06:04

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