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A wire of length 25m is to be cut into two pieces. One of the wires is to be made into a square and the other into a circle. What should be the lengths of the two pieces so that the combined area of the square and the circle is minimum ?

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To solve the problem of minimizing the combined area of a square and a circle formed from a wire of length 25 meters, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Define Variables Let \( x \) be the length of the wire used to form the square, and \( y \) be the length of the wire used to form the circle. According to the problem, we have: \[ x + y = 25 \] ...
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