An artist used silver wire to make a square that has a perimeter of 40 inches. She then used copper wire to make the largest circle that could fit in the square, as a shown below Show work please
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Answer:The artist used 8.6 inches more of silver wireStep-by-step explanation:Perimeter of the squareP = 4*aP = 4*a = 40 ina = 10 inEach side of the square has a length of 10 inThe diameter of the circle is equal to the length of the side of the squareDiameter = 10 inPerimeter of the circleP_c = 2*π*radius = π*diameterP_c = (3.14)*10 in = 31.4 in Inches of silver wire (square) = 40 inInches of copper wire (circle) = 31.4 in40- 31.4 in = 8.6 in