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In response to "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" by prayformojo

Based on that wording, I'd say false.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Nov 18 '09, 06:05

I think you'd need wording that says the square tangentally touches the circle within; otherwise this wording would apply to any circle of any size within the square imo.

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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

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Based on that wording, I'd say false.

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