A piece of wire 12 m long is cut into two pieces. One piece is bent into the shape of a circle of radius r and the other is bent into a square of side s. How should the wire be cut so that the total area enclosed is:

Question

a) a maximum? r= and s=.

b) a minimum? r= and s=

Answer 1

r=0
s=0

Answer 2

3 ft

Answer 3

10-(10pi)/(4+pi)