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Side constraint for maximizing area (Posted on 2023-09-04)

Let ABC be a triangle with side lengths a, b, c and a=2, b+2c=4. Find the value of c which maximizes the area of the triangle.

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The required value of c is approximately 1.0851.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2023-09-05 08:10:42

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