If you cut the largest possible circular tabletop from a square whose sides measure two feet each, how much wood is wasted? (Use 3.14 for pi-)

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Step I: Find the area of the square. 2 feet x 2 feet = 4 square feet Step 2: Find the area of the circle, using the formulaA = n*R2.(The radius equals half the diameter; the diameter of this circle is 2 feet--the same length as one side of the square.)3.14xp= 3.14 x 12 = 3.14square feet Step 3. Subtract 3.14 square feet from 4 square feet to find the wood that is wasted, 0.86 square feet.

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