The sum is 1, always 1

Geometry Level 3

A convex cyclic quadrilateral has side lengths a , b , c , d a, b, c, d . If the circumcircle has radius 1 1 and a × b × c × d = 4 , a\times b\times c\times d=4, then what is the maximum possible area of the quadrilateral?


The answer is 2.

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1 solution

Áron Bán-Szabó
Jul 31, 2017

Note that if a triangle' sides are x, y, z, and if its area is t, then t = a b c 4 R 4 t r = a b c t=\dfrac{abc}{4R}\Leftrightarrow 4tr=abc

So a × b × c × d = 4 t A B C A C × 4 t C D A A C = 16 A C × x 2 × A C × y 2 A C 2 = 4 A C 2 x y A C 2 = 4 x y ( x + y ) 2 4 a\times b\times c\times d=\dfrac{4t_{ABC}}{AC}\times\dfrac{4t_{CDA}}{AC}=\dfrac{16\frac{AC\times x}{2}\times \frac{AC\times y}{2}}{AC^2}=\dfrac{4AC^2xy}{AC^2}=4xy\leq (x+y)^2\leq 4

The equality will only be true, if x + y = 2 x+y=2 and x = y x=y , so x = y = 1 x=y=1 . Now it is clear that the quadrilateral is a square, and its area is 2 \boxed{2} .

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