document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1121167>Question 1121167</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A piece of wire 48cm long is cut into two pieces. The first is 4x cm long and each piece is bent to form a square.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) Show that A, the sum of the areas of the two squares will be given by A = 2x^2 -24x + 144.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) At what value of x will the lowest value of A occur?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) Hence or otherwise, find the lowest value of A. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Pieces of lengths  48-4x, and 4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Corresponding side lengths of each square  12-x and x\r<BR>\n" );
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