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A wire is looped in the form of a circle of diameter 70 cm. It is bent again into a square form. What will be the approximate length of the diagonal of the largest possible square? (Assume π=22/7\pi = 22/7)

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✅ Correct Option: 4

The wire is shaped as a circle with diameter 70 cm. When reshaped into a square, the wire length remains constant.

The circumference of the circle equals the length of the wire:

Circumference =π×diameter= \pi \times \text{diameter}

=227×70= \frac{22}{7} \times 70

=22×10= 22 \times 10

=220= 220 cm


When the wire is bent into a square, the perimeter of the square equals the wire length.

Perimeter of square =4×side= 4 \times \text{side}

220=4×side220 = 4 \times \text{side}

side=2204\text{side} = \frac{220}{4}

side=55\text{side} = 55 cm


The diagonal of a square with side length ss is given by:

Diagonal =s2= s\sqrt{2}

Diagonal =552= 55\sqrt{2} cm

Therefore, the length of the diagonal is 55255\sqrt{2} cm.

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