Circle and square problem

A piece of wire 15 cm is cut into two; one part makes the perimeter of a square, the other makes the perimeter of a circle. Where should the wire be cut to make the most area? Where should it be cut to make the smallest area? Can you find a quadratic function for the total area?

 

David Harris

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
circle  quadratic  square 
Target Group (Age)
15 – 18
Language
English (United Kingdom)
 
 
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4.0
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