An Equilateral on a Sliding Segment
Problem
In a rectangle with and , points move along respectively with . An equilateral triangle is erected on segment . Find the minimum possible value of (over both choices of the side of on which lies and all positions of ).
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 8/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | plane geometry, trigonometry, Extrema, Parametrization, Rotation |
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