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Math Puzzle for June 7, 2024

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Alameda Post - Two concentric circles, with a chord drawn tangent to the inner circle. [1]

Above are two concentric circles and a chord drawn tangent to the inner circle.
The area of the larger circle is twice the area of the smaller inner circle.
The chord has a length of 92.5270917 meters.
Find the area A of the smaller inner circle.

A = ___ square meters

The first correct answer sent to [email protected] [2] wins a gift card worth much ice cream at Tucker’s Ice Cream in Alameda.

Last week’s winner [3] was Matt Bliven with m ے AED = 13.37 O Area Δ EFG = 720 m 2

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