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QuestionA square with area 36 is inscribed in a circle. Find the circle's circumference. A. 3π3 \pi B. (32)π(3 \sqrt{2}) \pi C. 6π6 \pi D. (62)π(6 \sqrt{2}) \pi E. 36π36 \pi

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

Assumptions1. The square is inscribed in the circle, which means the diameter of the circle is equal to the diagonal of the square. . The area of the square is given as36.
3. We need to find the circumference of the circle.

STEP 2

First, we need to find the side length of the square. We can do this by taking the square root of the area of the square.
Sidelength=AreaofthesquareSide\, length = \sqrt{Area\, of\, the\, square}

STEP 3

Now, plug in the given value for the area of the square to calculate the side length.
Sidelength=36Side\, length = \sqrt{36}

STEP 4

Calculate the side length of the square.
Sidelength=36=6Side\, length = \sqrt{36} =6

STEP 5

Now that we have the side length of the square, we can find the diagonal of the square. The diagonal of a square is given by the side length multiplied by 2\sqrt{2}.
Diagonal=Sidelengthtimes2Diagonal = Side\, length \\times \sqrt{2}

STEP 6

Plug in the value for the side length to calculate the diagonal.
Diagonal=6times2Diagonal =6 \\times \sqrt{2}

STEP 7

Calculate the diagonal of the square.
Diagonal=6times2=62Diagonal =6 \\times \sqrt{2} =6\sqrt{2}

STEP 8

Now that we have the diagonal of the square, which is also the diameter of the circle, we can find the circumference of the circle. The circumference of a circle is given by π\pi times the diameter.
Circumference=πtimesDiameterCircumference = \pi \\times Diameter

STEP 9

Plug in the value for the diameter to calculate the circumference.
Circumference=πtimes62Circumference = \pi \\times6\sqrt{2}

STEP 10

Calculate the circumference of the circle.
Circumference=πtimes62=62πCircumference = \pi \\times6\sqrt{2} =6\sqrt{2}\piThe circumference of the circle is 62π6\sqrt{2}\pi.

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