Question 252294
A 10‐foot piece of wire is cut into two pieces.
 One piece is bent to form a square.
 The other is bent to form a circle inscribed in the square.
 Approximately how long are the two pieces of wire?
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let x = length of 1 piece, use this for the square
and
(10-x) = length of the other piece, for the circle
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.25x = one side of the square
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The side of the square will be the diameter of the circle
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Find the circumference of the circle
c = {{{pi*.25x}}}
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Circle + square = 10
({{{pi*.25x}}}) + x = 10
.7854x + x = 10
1.7854x = 10
x = {{{10/1.7854}}}
x = 5.6" is the one piece
and
10 - 5.6 = 4.4" is the other piece
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I guess that would be (d), Merry Christmas!!