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Grade 12Differential Calculus

Suppose p,q,r,s are fixed real numbers such that a quadrilateral can be formed with sides p,q,r,s taken in a clockwise order. The vertices of the quadrilateral of maximum area lie on a circle. (True/False)

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16 Years agoGrade 12
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12 Years ago
Ans: True
Let ABCD be a quadrilateral with given sides p, q, r & s in clockwise order.
Area:
Area of triangle ABD + Area of triangle BDC
\frac{1}{2}pq.sinA + \frac{1}{2}rs.sinC
This value will be maximum when the angle A & C are commplementary.
\angle A + \angle C = 180
So the quadrilateral must be cyclic to have max. area.
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