text: math geek plz!!? a wire 360 inches long is cut into 2 pieces. 1 piece is formed into a square adn the other into a circle. if the 2 figures have the same area, what are the lengths of the two pieces of wire.? to the nearest tenth of inch. let the respective pieces of wire be x inches and y inches =>x+y=360 now if a sqare is made by the x inch long wire,each of its side would be x/4 and the area would be x^2/16 if a circle is made of the second piece its circumference would be y inches or y=2xpixr,where r is the radius of the circle  or r=y/2pi and its area would be pixr^2=pix(y/2pi)(y/2pi) =y^2/4pi=y^2/12.57 therefore by the problem x^2/16=y^2/12.57  =.x^2/y^2=16/12.57  =>x/y=4/3.545=1.128    =>x=1.128y putting the value of x in the equation x+y=360,we get y=162.30 inches  therefore x=360-162.30=197.70 the pieces were 197.70 in and162.30 in