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COMEDK · Maths · 31. Area Under Curves

The maximum area of a rectangle that can be inscribed in a circle of radius 2 units is (in square units)

  1. A 4
  2. B \(8 \pi\)
  3. C 8
  4. D 5
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(C) 8

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The area of a rectangle that can be inscribed in a circle will have maximum area when it is a square. Let \(a\) be the side of square \(A B C D\). Then, \[ \begin{aligned} A B^{2}+B C^{2} &=A C^{2} \\ a^{2}+a^{2} &=(4)^{2} \\ 2 a^{2} &=16 \\ a^{2} &=8 \end{aligned} \]…