You have a wire that is 50 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 minimum?
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The perimeter of the square =(50/2)
= 25 cm
∴ Side of the square = (25/4)
= 6.25 cm
∴ Area of of the square = (6.25)²
= 39.0625 cm²
The circumference of the circle =(50/2)
= 25 cm
∴ 2πr = 25
⇒ r = 25/(22/7)(2)
Area of the circle = (22/7) { 25/(22/7)2} {25/(22/7)2}
= (25×25×7) / (2×2×22)
= 4365/88
= 49.6022727273 cm²
∴ Total area of the circle and the square =(49.6022727273+39.0625000000)
= 88.6647727273 cm²
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