Geodesic
On a calculus textbook problem
The Teaching of Mathematics, XIX (2016) no. 1, p. 24

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We consider generalizations of a well known elementary problem. A wire of the fixed length is cut into two pieces, one piece is bent into a circle and the second one into a square. What dimensions of the circle and the square will minimize their total area?
Classification : 97I40, 97I60 I45, I65
Keywords: optimization problems, isoperimetric problem. 
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Arkady Kitover; Mehmet Orhon. On a calculus textbook problem. The Teaching of Mathematics, XIX (2016) no. 1, p. 24 . http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/item/TM2_2016_XIX_1_a1/