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 maximum?
1 Answer
Jun 28, 2018
The triangle should have
Explanation:
We know the perimeter of the two shapes combined will be the amount of wire, 10 m.
Call the two pieces
Since
Look for critical values.
It follows that
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