A 50-in. piece of wire is divided into two pieces and each piece is bent into a square. How should this be done in order to minimize the sum of the areas of the two squares? (Enter the lengths (in inches) as a comma separated list.)

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A 50-in. piece of wire is divided into two pieces and each piece is bent into a square. How should this be done in order to minimize the sum of the areas of the two squares? (Enter the lengths (in inches) as a comma separated list.)

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