Assignment #5
Due: 7 December, 1998
Rectangles Without Rectangles
1. Suppose we are given a rectangle of height H and width W. What is the maximum area of a rectangle circumscribed about the given one, as in the diagram below? [10]
Bonus. What is the maximum area of a rectangle that can be circumscribed about the ellipse x2 + 9y2 = 9? [2]
Department of Mathematics
Trent University
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