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AHSME 1967 Problem 20

    A circle is inscribed in a square of side mm, then a square is inscribed in that circle, then a circle is inscribed in the latter square, and so on. If SnS_n is the sum of the areas of the first nn circles so inscribed, then, as nn grows beyond all bounds, SnS_n approaches: (A) πm22(B) 3πm28(C) πm23(D) πm24(E) πm28\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{\pi m^2}{2} \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{3\pi m^2}{8} \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{\pi m^2}{3} \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\pi m^2}{4} \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{\pi m^2}{8}

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    \frac{\pi^2}{2}

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