SOLUTION: A piece of wire of length 36pi is cut into two unequal parts. Each part is then bent to form a circle. It is found that the total area of the two circle is 80pi. Find the differenc
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Question 891678: A piece of wire of length 36pi is cut into two unequal parts. Each part is then bent to form a circle. It is found that the total area of the two circle is 80pi. Find the difference in radius of two circles.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Circumference:
1.
.
.
.
Area:
2.
From eq. 1,
Substitute into eq. 2,
Complete the square,
There's a problem here. The solution will be a complex number and not a real number.
Check the problem setup and make sure your values are correct.
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