document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=459960>Question 459960</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A wire 41 inches long needs to be cut into three pieces so that it can be formed into two identical circles and a square. The length of the side of the square must equal the diameter of the circles.approximate where the wire should be cut. Please show me how to solve this .. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The length of the side of the square must equal the diameter of the circles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "approximate where the wire should be cut.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the side of the square and the diameter of the circles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x = the perimeter of the square<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi%2Ax%29+=+circumference+of+the+circle%0D%0Athen%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B2%2Api%2Ax%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi%2Ax%29+=+circumference+of+the+circle%0D%0Athen%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B2%2Api%2Ax%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = circumference of two circles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "perimeter of the square + the circumference of two circles = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2Api%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2Api%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 6.2832x = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10.2832x = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=41%2F10.23832 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"41%2F10.23832\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3.9871 ~ 4 inches the side of the square and the diameter of the circles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cut 4(4) = 16 inches, leaving 41 - 16 = 25 inches remain<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cut the remainder in half, each = 12.5 inches, circumference of each circle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this by finding the circumference using x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi%2A4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi%2A4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 12.6 inches, close enough to 12.5, don't you agree?\r<BR>\n" );
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