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consider the following function. A piece of wire 14 m long is cut into two pieces....

consider the following function.

A piece of wire 14 m long is cut into two pieces. One piece is bent into a square and one bent into an equilateral triangle. How should the wire be cut so that the total area enclosed is a minimum?

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