Express the sum of the areas of the squares in terms

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A 280 in. piece of wire is divided into two pieces and each piece is bent into a square. How should this be done in order to minimize the sum of the areas of the two squares?

Express the sum of the areas of the squares in terms of the lengths x (smaller piece) and y (larger piece)

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