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Shazli took a wire of length 44 cm and bent it into the shape of a circle. Find the radius of that circle. Also find its area. If the same wire is bent into the shape of a square, what will be the length of each of its sides? Which figure encloses more area, the circle or the square? (Takeπ)

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Solution

Circumference = 2πr = 44 cm

r = 7 cm

Area = πr2

If the wire is bent into a square, then the length of each side would be =

Area of square = (11)2 = 121 cm2

Therefore, circle encloses more area.


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