Maximum Area Twenty feet of wire is to be used to form two figures. In each of the following cases, how much wire should be used for each figure so that the total enclosed area is maximum?
(a) Equilateral triangle and square
(b) Square and regular pentagon
(c) Regular pentagon and regular hexagon
(d) Regular hexagon and circle
What can you conclude from this pattern? {Hint: The area of a regular
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