Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Pentagon area

A pentagon is formed by placing a triangle atop a rectangle. Find the maximum possible area as a function of the perimeter P.
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  1. DavidOctober 16, 2009 at 9:39 PM

    The answer is A = p^2 (2 - √3) / 4

    A proof can be found here.

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