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Q22:
A wire of length $28$ m is to be cut into two pieces. One of the pieces is to be made into a square and the other into a circle. What should be the length of the two pieces so that the combined area of the square and the circle is minimum?

Solution :

Step 1: Variables and Initial Setup

Let the total length of the wire be $L = 28$ m. Let the length of the piece used to form the square be $x$. Consequently, the length of the piece used to form the circle is $(28 - x)$.

For the square of perimeter $x$, each side $s = \frac{x}{4}$. The area $A_s = s^2 = \left(\frac{x}{4}\right)^2 = \frac{x^2}{16}$.

For the circle of circumference $28 - x$, the radius $r$ is determined by $2\pi r = 28 - x \implies r = \frac{28 - x}{2\pi}$. The area $A_c = \pi r^2 = \pi \left(\frac{28 - x}{2\pi}\right)^2 = \frac{(28 - x)^2}{4\pi}$.

Step 2: Defining the Combined Area Function

The total area function $A(x)$ is defined as the sum of the square area and the circle area:

$A(x) = \frac{x^2}{16} + \frac{(28 - x)^2}{4\pi}$

Step 3: Differentiation and Critical Point Calculation

To find the minimum area, we differentiate $A(x)$ with respect to $x$ [Per the First Derivative Test for Optimization]:

$A'(x) = \frac{d}{dx} \left( \frac{x^2}{16} \right) + \frac{d}{dx} \left( \frac{(28 - x)^2}{4\pi} \right)$

$A'(x) = \frac{2x}{16} + \frac{2(28 - x)(-1)}{4\pi} = \frac{x}{8} - \frac{28 - x}{2\pi}$

Set $A'(x) = 0$ to find critical points:

$\frac{x}{8} = \frac{28 - x}{2\pi} \implies \pi x = 4(28 - x) \implies \pi x = 112 - 4x$

$x(\pi + 4) = 112 \implies x = \frac{112}{\pi + 4}$

Step 4: Second Derivative Test for Minimization

Calculate the second derivative to verify concavity [Per the Second Derivative Test]:

$A''(x) = \frac{d}{dx} \left( \frac{x}{8} - \frac{28 - x}{2\pi} \right) = \frac{1}{8} - \left( -\frac{1}{2\pi} \right) = \frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{2\pi}$

Since $\frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{2\pi} > 0$, the function $A(x)$ is concave up, indicating a local minimum at $x = \frac{112}{\pi + 4}$.

Step 5: Visual Representation

Total Wire Length (28m) Square: x Circle: 28-x

Step 6: Final Calculation of Pieces

Length of the piece for the square: $x = \frac{112}{\pi + 4}$ m.

Length of the piece for the circle: $28 - x = 28 - \frac{112}{\pi + 4} = \frac{28\pi + 112 - 112}{\pi + 4} = \frac{28\pi}{\pi + 4}$ m.

Final Solution: The length of the wire for the square should be $\frac{112}{\pi + 4}$ m and the length for the circle should be $\frac{28\pi}{\pi + 4}$ m.


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