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Differential Calculus

show that of all the rectangles inscribed in a fixed circle ,the square has the maximum area

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16 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of Arun Kumar
12 Years ago
Area = 2rsin(2t) where t is the angle subtended by radious with perpendicular to sides

sin(2t) is maximum at 2t=90 => t=45 degree which is square