SOLUTION: A 30-inch piece of wire is cut into two pieces, one of which measured x inches. The piece measuring x inches is bent to form a circle and the remaining piece is bent to form a squa
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Question 847480: A 30-inch piece of wire is cut into two pieces, one of which measured x inches. The piece measuring x inches is bent to form a circle and the remaining piece is bent to form a square. Express the total area of the circle and the square as a function of x. Find the domain of this function.
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A 30-inch piece of wire is cut into two pieces, one of which measured x inches.
The piece measuring x inches is bent to form a circle and the remaining piece is bent to form a square.
Express the total area of the circle and the square as a function of x.
Find the domain of this function.
:
x = the circumference of the circle
find the radius
r =
Find the area
A =
simplify
A =
:
Let s = the side of the square
4s = 30-x
s =
Find the area of the square
A =
:
Total area
A(x) = +
:
I think the domain would be: >0 and <30
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