SOLUTION: I have a strip of flexible wire, 20 feet long. I am going to hold the wire horizontally and cut the wire, x feet from the left end. I will use the left piece of wire to shape into
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Question 733036: I have a strip of flexible wire, 20 feet long. I am going to hold the wire horizontally and cut the wire, x feet from the left end. I will use the left piece of wire to shape into a circle, and the right piece of wire to shape into a square. Where do I cut it to get the most total area? Where do I cut it to get the least total area?
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