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A wire of length 28 cm is cut into two pieces. One piece is bent into a square and the other into a circle of radius r. The sum of the two areas is least when x = 2r, where x is the side of the square. What is the radius r of the circle?
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A wire of length
28
cm
28\ \text{cm}
28
cm
is cut into two pieces. One piece is bent into a square and the other into a circle of radius
r
r
r
. The sum of the two areas is least when
x
=
2
r
x = 2r
x
=
2
r
, where
x
x
x
is the side of the square. What is the radius
r
r
r
of the circle?
4.46
cm
4.46\ \text{cm}
4.46
cm
3.92
cm
3.92\ \text{cm}
3.92
cm
2.72
cm
2.72\ \text{cm}
2.72
cm
1.96
cm
1.96\ \text{cm}
1.96
cm
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