document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1082332>Question 1082332</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a wire is 12 ft long is cut into two pieces. one piece is to be bent into a square and the other into a circle?how should the wire be cut so that the combined area is as small or large as possible?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #696387 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=696387\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here is a start.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pieces are lengths x and y.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the x length and make into a square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each side becomes <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and area for this is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F16%29x%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F16%29x%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the y length to make the circle. Let r be radius.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and area is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=pi%2Ar%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"pi%2Ar%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the areas is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28%281%2F16%29x%5E2%2B%281%2F%284pi%29%29%2812-x%29%5E2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28%281%2F16%29x%5E2%2B%281%2F%284pi%29%29%2812-x%29%5E2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;  now can you continue and then finish? </SPAN>\n" );
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