Largest Isosceles Right Triangle Around a Fixed Right Triangle
Problem
A right triangle with legs and (hypotenuse ) is inscribed in an isosceles right triangle whose right angle is at , so that and is the hypotenuse. The right-angle vertex of lies on , while lies on and lies on .
Find the maximum possible area of .
Answer
Solution
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
|---|---|
| Topics | plane geometry, trigonometry, Extrema, Triangle Geometry |
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