There is a circle from within which a square is cut, the remaining portion having an area of 47.6255 square units. The diameter of the circle is 7 more units than the square root of the side of the square. Find the diameter of the circle and the side of the square. [Note: this problem uses the approximation \(\pi \approx 3.142\).]
Kongenki, Sato Seiko, 1666
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The answer is: diameter 9 and side 4, or diameter is approximately 7.8242 and side is approximately 0.6793
"Square in the Circle," Convergence (March 2007)