Is it true to say that area of a square inscribed in a circle of diameter p cm is p2 cm2? Why?
False
When the square is inscribed in the circle, the diameter of a circle is equal to the diagonal of a square but not the side of the square.
Let side of square = a
∴ p2= a2 +a2
⇒ p2= 2a2
⇒ a2 = p2/2
Hence area of square = a2 = p2/2