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Published on: August 14, 2026
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:
A
B
C
D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
Let the wire is cut into two pieces of length x and 20-x.
Area of square 
Area of regular hexagon 
Total area 
at 
Length of side of regular Hexagon 
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