(3) A wire 10 cm long is cut into two pieces, one of length x and the other of length 10 - x. Each is bent in a shape of a square. a) Find a function that models the total area enclosed by the two squares as a function of x. ,- b) Find the derivative of the function formed in part (a).

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(3) A wire 10 cm long is cut into two pieces, one of length x and the other of length 10 - x.
Each is bent in a shape of a square.
a) Find a function that models the total area enclosed by the two squares as a
function of x. ,-
b) Find the derivative of the function formed in part (a).
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