Stage: 4 Challenge Level: 
What is the ratio of the area of a square inscribed in a semicircle to the area of the square inscribed in the entire circle?
Mathematical reasoning & proof. Generalising. Long problems. Circles. Creating expressions/formulae. Inscribed polygons. Ratio. Area. Pythagoras' theorem. Squares.
Published January 2003.
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