Question

An artist wants to use silver wire to make a square that has a side length of 16 inches, then use copper wire to make the largest circle that can possibly fit in the square. At the local jewelry store, the artist can purchase silver wire for $8.75/ft and copper wire for $6.50/10ft (the wire is only sold in the increments noted in the price). The artist would like a detailed cost analysis of the project.

Can someone start me up? What do i have to do?

Answer 1

make your sketch,
the side of the square is 16 inches or 4/3 ft
O you will need 16/3 ft for the square
cost of that in silver is (16/3)(8.75) dollars

the circle will have a diameter of 4/3 ft
and its cost = (4/3)π(6.5/10) dollars

continue

Answer 2

Thank you, i got the answer