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4 September, 15:54

A rectangle is inscribed in a circle of radius r. if the width of the rectangle is x, what is the height of the rectangle?

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  1. 4 September, 16:14
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    The diagonal of length 2r forms the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle with one leg (the width of the rectangle) = x. So by Pythagoras:-

    (2r) ^2 = h^2 + x^2 where h = height of the rectangle

    h^2 = 4r^2 - x^2

    h = √ (4r^2 - x^2) answer
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