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An optimisation problem for triangles
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 August 2016
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Here is a problem which can be tackled at various levels. It has the merit of being straightforward and requiring little abstract mathematics, though it is far from trivial.
Our investigation began with the well known problem of fencing a field one of whose borders runs along a straight river. Given 100m of fencing, describe the rectangular field which has maximum area, where no fence is required along the riverbank.
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