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)
harshit agarwal , 15 Years ago
Grade 12
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Jitender Singh
Last Activity: 10 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
This value will be maximum when the angle A & C are commplementary.
So the quadrilateral must be cyclic to have max. area.
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Jitender Singh
IIT Delhi
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