PROBLEM: Two Squares
Pick a point P on the line segment AB and make squares:
A side of one square is AP and a side of the other square is PB. Where should
the point P be located to satisfy the condition that the sum of the areas
of the two squares is a minimum?
The pictures, either configuration:
Discuss and demonstrate alternative solutions or analyses
of the problem.
One discussion with solutions proposed.
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