piece of wire 8 m long is cut into two pieces. One piece is bent into a square and the other is bent into a circle. (a) How much wire should be used for the square in order to maximize the total area

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Answer:

piece of wire 8 m long

one piece is bent into square:

the square has four equal sides , so at least 4 m has to be cut from the wire to form a square with side=1 m.

the perimeter of the square =2L+2W=2(1)+2(1)=4 m

that is the max. amount can be cut from the wire, since the other part is bent into a circle.

( note if you cut more, the square will take the whole wire)

Perimeter=2L+2W=2(2)=2(2)=8 m and the area=2*2=4 m²)