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A circular table had the diameter of 48 inches. A carpender is remaking it into a square table. To the nearest tenth of an inch, what is the greatest possible side length of the square table? Explain.

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The original area of the table is πR²=π.(24)² = 1809.55

We would like to have an almost similar area with a square table

Let a be the side of the square table, then its are = a²

but a² = 1809.55 ==>a = √(1809.55) ==> a = 42.538

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