A piece of wire 10 m long is cut into two pieces. One pieceis bent into a square and the other is bent into an equilateraltriangle. How should the wire be cut so that the total areaenclosed is (a) a maximum? (b) A minimum?
A piece of wire 10 m long is cut into two pieces. One pieceis bent into a square and the other is bent into an equilateraltriangle. How should the wire be cut so that the total areaenclosed is (a) a maximum? (b) A minimum?
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A piece of wire 10 m long is cut into two pieces. One piece
is bent into a square and the other is bent into an equilateral
triangle. How should the wire be cut so that the total area
enclosed is (a) a maximum? (b) A minimum?
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