Exploring the largest possible semicircle inside a rectangle @bprpmathbasics
Exploring the largest possible semicircle inside a rectangle  @bprpmathbasics
Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We will explore how to fit the largest possible semicircle inside a rectangle. I show the key reasoning, compare different placements, and walk through the geometry that leads to the final answer. It’s a clean challenge that builds intuition for radius, area, and even the quadratic equation!
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