A wire of length 20m is to be cut into two pieces. One of the pieces is to be made into a square and the other into a regular hexagon. Then the length of the side (in meters) of the hexagon, so that the combined area of the square and the hexagon is minimum, is:

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Option 3 - <p><span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mrow> <mfrac> <mrow> <mn>1</mn> <mn>0</mn> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> <mo>+</mo> <mn>3</mn> <mroot> <mrow> <mn>3</mn> </mrow> <mrow></mrow> </mroot> </mrow> </mfrac> </mrow> </math> </span></p>
Option 4 - <p><span class="mathml" contenteditable="false"> <math> <mrow> <mfrac> <mrow> <mn>5</mn> </mrow> <mrow> <mn>2</mn> <mo>+</mo> <mroot> <mrow> <mn>3</mn> </mrow> <mrow></mrow> </mroot> </mrow> </mfrac> </mrow> </math> </span></p>
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Detailed Solution:

Let square is made with piece of length x metre & hexagon with piece of length y metre

x + y = 20 .........(i)

a = x 4 & b = y 6       

Now let A = area of square + area of hexagon

A = x 2 1 6 + 6 * 3 4 * y 2 3 6 = x 2 1 6 + 3 y 2 2 4 = x 2 1 6 + 3 2 4 ( 2 0 x ) 2 f r o m ( i ) ,

for minimum area

x = 8 0 3 6 + 4 3 = 8 0 3 2 3 ( 3 + 2 ) = 4 0 2 + 3

x = 4 0 ( 2 3 )

=> side of hexagon = y 6 = 2 0 3 ( 2 3 ) 6 = 2 0 3 6 ( 2 + 3 ) = 1 0 3 3 ( 2 + 3 ) = 1 0 2 3 + 3

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