document.write( "Question 842373: You have a wire that is 65 cm long. You wish to cut it into two pieces. One piece will be bent into the shape of a square. The other piece will be bent into the shape of a circle. Let A represent the total area of the square and the circle. What is the circumference of the circle when A is a minium? \n" ); document.write( "
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You have a wire that is 65 cm long.
\n" ); document.write( " You wish to cut it into two pieces.
\n" ); document.write( "One piece will be bent into the shape of a square.
\n" ); document.write( "The other piece will be bent into the shape of a circle.
\n" ); document.write( " Let A represent the total area of the square and the circle.
\n" ); document.write( " What is the circumference of the circle when A is a minimum?
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\n" ); document.write( "perimeter + circumference = 65
\n" ); document.write( "let \"2pi%2Ax%29\" = circumference of the circle
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "\"%2865-%282%2Api%2Ax%29%29\" = perimeter of the square
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\n" ); document.write( "\"%2865-%282%2Api%2Ax%29%29%2F4\" = one side of the square
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28%2865-%282%2Api%2Ax%29%29%2F4%29%5E2\" = the area of the square
\n" ); document.write( "Find the area of the circle
\n" ); document.write( "a = \"pi%2Ax%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Find the total area
\n" ); document.write( "A = \"%28%2865-%282%2Api%2Ax%29%29%2F4%29%5E2\" + \"pi%2Ax%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Graphically
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\n" ); document.write( "minimum area occurs when x = 4.55
\n" ); document.write( "C = \"2%2Api%2A4.55\"
\n" ); document.write( " C = 28.6 is the circumference with minimum area\r
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