document.write( "Question 132504: A piece of wire 8 feet in length is to be cut into two pieces. Each piece will then be bent into a square. Where should the cut be made if the sum of the areas of the squares is to be 2 square feet? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #96850 by checkley71(8403) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
lets cut the wire in half 4 ft & 4 ft.
\n" ); document.write( "bending each 4 ft. length gives us a set of squares with sides=1 ft each
\n" ); document.write( "area of each square=1*1=1 ft^2.
\n" ); document.write( "since we have 2 of these we have 2*1=2 ft^2. \n" ); document.write( "

\n" );