A Fence in a Corner
Problem
Two walls meet at a right angle. A fence of total length meters, consisting of two straight segments, is placed so that the two fence segments and the two walls bound a quadrilateral. What is the maximum possible area of this quadrilateral?
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | plane geometry, Extrema, Reflection, inequality |
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