You have a wire that is 29 cm long. You wish to cut it into two pieces. One piece will be bent into the
shape of a square. The other piece will be bent into the shape of a circle. Let A represent the total
area of the square and the circle.
(a) Let x be the length of the wire to be bent into the shape of a square. Express A as function of x
(that is find a formula for A(x)). Show work in detail that leads to your answer.
(b) What is the circumference of the circle when A is a minium? Justify your answer clearly and in
detail!

This is due in like an hour and I haven't a clue

Question

You have a wire that is 29 cm long. You wish to cut it into two pieces. One piece will be bent into the
shape of a square. The other piece will be bent into the shape of a circle. Let A represent the total
area of the square and the circle.
(a) Let x be the length of the wire to be bent into the shape of a square. Express A as function of x
(that is find a formula for A(x)). Show work in detail that leads to your answer.
(b) What is the circumference of the circle when A is a minium? Justify your answer clearly and in
detail!

This is due in like an hour and I haven't a clue