Begin with a right triangle with hypotenuse
h.
Inscribe a circle and label its radius, r.
What is the ratio of the area of the circle to that of the triangle?
(In reply to
Solution by np_rt)
My calculations concur, Good Job! I like a slightly different formulation of the final ratio:
Pi/(1+h/r)
This gives the area ratio as a function of the ratio of the hypotenuse and radius. Merely a matter of taste :-)
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Posted by owl
on 2004-11-20 19:40:32 |