A Norman window is constructed by adjoining a semicircle to the top of an ordinary rectangular window (see the figure below). If the perimeter of the window is 11 meters (shown in magenta in the figure), determine the horizontal width of the window (shown in cyan) that will let the most sunlight in.

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A Norman window is constructed by adjoining a semicircle to the top of an ordinary rectangular window (see the figure below). If the perimeter of the window is 11 meters (shown in magenta in the figure), determine the horizontal width of the window (shown in cyan) that will let the most sunlight in.

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