N2015 P1 Q4

N2015 P1 Q4

Junior College 2
6 marks

A piece of wire of fixed length \(d\text{ m}\) is cut into two parts. One part is bent into the shape of a rectangle with sides of length \(x\text{ m}\) and \(y\text{ m}\). The other part is bent into the shape of a semicircle, including its diameter. The radius of the semicircle is \(x\text{ m}\). Show that the maximum value of the total area of the two shapes can be expressed as \(kd^2\text{ m}^2\), where \(k\) is a constant to be found.[6]

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Answer:\(k=\frac1{32}\).

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