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The problem involves two adjacent squares with known areas of 4 cm² and 196 cm², asking for the length of the segment joining the centers of their inscribed circles. The context includes a visual representation that is not provided in the thread.

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  • Participants discuss the dimensions of the squares derived from their areas, noting the side lengths as 2 cm and 14 cm respectively. There is mention of calculating the radii of the inscribed circles based on these dimensions. Some participants express uncertainty about the interpretation of "adjacent" and the implications of the problem's ambiguity.

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The discussion is ongoing, with participants sharing their calculations and questioning the clarity of the problem setup. There is no consensus on the interpretation of the problem, and multiple viewpoints regarding the geometry are being explored.

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Participants note the lack of a visual aid and the potential for misinterpretation due to the ambiguous wording of the problem. There is also a mention of constraints related to posting images in the forum.

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:confused: The Areas Of 2 Adjacent Squares Are 4 cm^2 and 196 cm^2.

Find The Length Of The Segment Joining The Centers Of Their Inscribe Circles.

(there's A Picture Of 1 Big Square And 1 Small Square - Each Square Has A Circle Inside - The Center Of Each Circle Is Indicated By A Dot - There Is One Line Connecting The 2 Dots.)

( I Don't Know How To Post The Picture In Here)
 
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well, the first square is 2x2 (you just get the square root) and the 2nd square is 14x14 so...
the radius of the first circle is 1 (it's half the diameter) and the 2nd one is 7 so...?

7+1 = 8
 
futb0l said:
well, the first square is 2x2 (you just get the square root) and the 2nd square is 14x14 so...
the radius of the first circle is 1 (it's half the diameter) and the 2nd one is 7 so...?

7+1 = 8

Since this is a geometry problem without a picture and with an ambiguous text (u cannot tell only by looking at the text how those squares are),text it is quite a big probability that uyour answer to be wrong. :wink:

Daniel.

PS.Did u try to put as an attachement to your message?It usually works that way,as long as it's not more than 50kB of data.
 
dextercioby said:
Since this is a geometry problem without a picture and with an ambiguous text (u cannot tell only by looking at the text how those squares are),text it is quite a big probability that uyour answer to be wrong. :wink:

Daniel.

PS.Did u try to put as an attachement to your message?It usually works that way,as long as it's not more than 50kB of data.

You're right Dan - My name is also Daniel too, btw :-p ...
I don't know what he meant by "adjacent" - I just assume the simplest case.
 

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