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?
Pythagoras' theorem. Long problems. Squares. Circles. Ratio. Inscribed polygons. Mathematical reasoning & proof. Generalising. Area. Creating expressions/formulae.
Published January 2003.
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