EternalWrath
12-19-2007, 03:26 PM
Here I am with yet another mathematical dilemma; it just goes to show how bright the people who come here really are. ;)
OK, so you have an isosceles triangle of unknown dimensions with a circle inscribed inside. What we need to find is the dimensions of the triangle that will yield the smallest area under these conditions. After thinking about it for a bit, I've come to the conclusion that an equilateral triangle (which is also isosceles by definition) would be the solution, but I don't know how to solve it without this assumption.
Please show your method of solving this problem as well as the solution you get, and thanks for your help. :-P
OK, so you have an isosceles triangle of unknown dimensions with a circle inscribed inside. What we need to find is the dimensions of the triangle that will yield the smallest area under these conditions. After thinking about it for a bit, I've come to the conclusion that an equilateral triangle (which is also isosceles by definition) would be the solution, but I don't know how to solve it without this assumption.
Please show your method of solving this problem as well as the solution you get, and thanks for your help. :-P