Square and Circle

Given an arbitrary point P on a line segment AB, let AP form the perimeter of a square and PB form the circumference of a circle. Find P such that the area of the square and circle are equal. Possibly from The Stanford Mathematics Problem Book, shared by Dan Meyer at [url]http://blog.mrmeyer.com/2014/confab-circle-square/[/url]

 

John Golden

 
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area  circle  dan  meyer  problem  solving  square 
Target Group (Age)
11 – 14
Language
English (United States)
 
 
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Square and Circle V.2
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