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A tunnel section is designed to have the shape of a rectangle surmounted by a semicircular roof. The total cross-sectional area A of the tunnel is fixed, but the perimeter must be minimised to save building costs. Find the optimal dimensions of the tunnel.

OpenStudy (z4k4r1y4):

I got as far as: \[x=\sqrt{2A/(1+\pi/4)}\]

OpenStudy (z4k4r1y4):

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