Circles, Polygons and AreaWHAT CAN YOU DEDUCE, GIVEN VERY LITTLE INFORMATION?
The circle has a radius of 1 unit.
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The circle has a radius of 1 unit.
This is the only piece of information you will be given, other than explanations of mathematical vocabulary.
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What is the area of the circumscribed square?
What is the area of the inscribed square?
What is the area of the circle?
GeneralisingUSING SYMBOLS
The circle has a radius r.
r
The circle has a radius r.
This is the only piece of information you will be given.
r
What is the area of the circumscribed square?
What is the area of the inscribed square?
What is the area of the circle?
Extension questionsHIGHER TIER
The circle has a radius of 1 unit.
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What is the area of the inscribed equilateral triangle?
What is the area of the inscribed regular hexagon?
Some hintsADDING USEFUL LINES!
What is the perimeter of the inscribed equilateral triangle?
What is the perimeter of the inscribed equilateral triangle?
The radius of the circle may help …
… especially if we draw 3 of them …
… and project the lines …… to create other triangles whose angles we can deduce …… and whose side lengths we can calculate.
