(a) Express the total area enclosed by the pieces of wire as a function of the length
of a side of the square.
One piece will be shaped as a square, and the other piece will be shaped as a circle.
\Total area = Area of the square + Area of the circle.
Formula for the area of the circle is .
Find the radius of the circle.
\Circumference of the circle is .
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Area of the circle is .
Formula for the area of the square is .
Side of the square is .
Area of the square is .
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(b) Find the domain of .
The length of two pieces and
must be greater than
.
Domain of in interval notation is
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(c) Graph the function .
Locate the minimum point on the graph.
\ is smallest when
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(a) The function is .
(b) Domain of in interval notation is
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(c) Graph of the function :
is smallest when
.