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Solve the following : A wire of length l is cut into two parts. One part is bent into a circle and the other into a square. Show that the sum of the areas of the circle and the square is the least, i - Mathematics and Statistics

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Solve the following:

A wire of length l is cut into two parts. One part is bent into a circle and the other into a square. Show that the sum of the areas of the circle and the square is the least, if the radius of the circle is half of the side of the square.

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Solution

Let r be the radius of the circle and x be the length of the side of the square.

Then,

Total length of the wire = circumference of the circle + perimeter of the square = l

∴ 2πr + 4x = l

∴ r = `(l - 4x)/(2pi)`

A = area of the circle + area of the square

= πr2 + x2

= `pi((l - 4x)/(2pi))^2 + x^2`

= `x^2+ (1)/(4pi) (l - 4x)^2`

=  f(x)                             ...(Say)

Then f'(x) = `2x + (1)/(4pi) xx 2(l - 4x)(- 4)`

= `2x - (2)/pi(l - 4x)`

and

f"(x) = `2 - (2)/pi( - 4)`

= `2 + (8)/pi`

Now, f'(x) = 0 when `2x - (2)/pi (l - 4x)` = 0

i.e. when 2πx – 2l + 8x = 0

i.e when 2(π + 4)x = 2l

i.e. when x = `l/(pi + 4)`

and

f"`(l/(pi + 4)) = 2 + (8)/pi > 0`

∴ By the second derivative test, f has a minimum,

When x = `l/(pi + 4)`.

For this value of x,

r = `(l - 4(l/(pi + 4)))/(2pi)`

= `(pil + 4l - 4l)/(2pi(pi + 4)`

= `l/(2(pi + 4)`

= `x/(2)`
This shows that the sum of the areas of circle and square is least, when radius of the circle  = `(1/2)` side of the square.

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