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geometry intermediate

Problem

Circle I is circumscribed about a given square and circle II is inscribed in the given square. If is the ratio of the area of circle I to that of circle II, then equals:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Make half of the square's side . Now the radius of the smaller circle is , so it's area is . Now find the diameter of the bigger circle. Since half of the square's side is , the full side is . Using the Pythagorean theorem, you get the diagonal to be . Half of that is the radius, or . Using the same equation as before, you get the area of the larger circle to be . Putting one over the other and dividing, you get two as the answer: or .
Final answer
B