Question

A wire 4 meters long is cut into two pieces. One piece is bent into a square for a frame for a stained glass ornament, while the other piece is bent into a circle for a TV antenna. To reduce storage space, where should the wire be cut to minimize the total area of both figures? Give the length of wire used for each

Answer 1

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The wire should be cut at 2 meters. The length of wire used for the square frame would be 2 meters, and the length of wire used for the circle would also be 2 meters.