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Math Puzzle for April 11, 2025

by Jeff Smith On In Puzzles | Comments Disabled

A stop sign so big even California drivers can see it

Alameda Post - a diagram of a square with dotted lines at all four corners like a cut has been made at each [1]

A certain Alameda neighborhood is redesigning its stop sign.
Starting with a square piece of sheet metal they lop off the four corners.
The result is a regular octagon, i.e., all equal sides.
The original square of sheet metal had an area of 49642.26638 square inches.
Find the area A of the resultant regular octagon.

A = ______ square inches

First correct answer to arrive at [email protected] [2] wins a Tucker’s Gift Card.

Last week’s winner [3] was Jerry Harrison with A = 42297.5667

Jeff Smith is a former Math teacher and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. Reach him at [email protected] [2].