Question

What is the radius of a circle circumscribed about a rectangle with a length of 8 centimeters and a width of 6 centimeters?

Answer 1

Answer:  5 meters.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a circle circumscribed about a rectangle,

Then the diameter of the circle = Diagonal of the rectangle,

Here, the length of the rectangle = 8 cm,

And, the width of the rectangle = 6 cm,

$\implies \text{Diagonal}=\sqrt{(\text{Length})^2+(\text{width})^2}$

$=\sqrt{8^2+6^2}=\sqrt{64+36}=\sqrt{100}=10$

Thus, the diameter of the circle = 10 meters

⇒ Radius of the circle = diameter/2 = 10/2 = 5 meters.

Answer 2

Look at the picture.