Additional Prompts

The following alterations can be used depending on your learning objectives:

  1. Change the length of the wire for each student or group of students.
  2. Replace the length of the wire with a parameter LL.
  3. Instruct students to find the minimum combined area instead of the maximum area.
  4. Use the wire to form a circle and an equilateral triangle with minimized combined area.
  5. Use the wire to form a square and an equilateral triangle with a minimized combined area.
  6. Use the wire to form a circle and another regular polygon with a minimized combined area.

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