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A piece of wire 29 m long is cut into two pieces. One piece is bent into a square and the other is bent into an equilateral triangle. (a) Ho
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A piece of wire 29 m long is cut into two pieces. One piece is bent into a square and the other is bent into an equilateral triangle. (a) How much wire should be used for the square in order to maximize the total area? 29 m (b) How much wire should be used for the square in order to minimize the total area?
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Explanation:
Total length of the wire is 29 m.
Let the length of one piece is d and of another piece is 29 – d.
Let d is used to make a square.
And 29 – d is used to make an equilateral triangle.
(a)
Area of square = d²
Area of equilateral triangle = √3(29 – d)²/4
Total area,
Differentiate both sides with respect to d.
For maxima and minima, dA/dt = 0
d = 8.76 m
Differentiate again we get the
(a) So, the area is maximum when the side of square is 29 m
(b) so, the area is minimum when the side of square is 8.76 m