Take some point V and draw two rays from it. Choose some other point W in between those two rays. Then, construct a line that touches both rays and passes through W.

Now, this line forms a closed triangle together with the two rays. The point W divides this line into two segments (x1, x2). What is the ratio of these two segments such that the area of the enclosed triangle is minimal?

Does this minimal area even exist?

(In reply to solution by Charlie)

I don't know why when I used ampersand Theta semicolon, while under "view source", I got an accented E.

Posted by Charlie on 2010-03-29 16:21:03