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Peer reviewedEmbry-Wardrop, Mary – American Mathematical Monthly, 1990
Discussed is the problem of inscribing a rectangle of maximum area in a given right triangle. Answered is whether there is an advantageous orientation and whether a corner of the rectangle of maximum area can lie on the midpoint of a leg of the triangle. (KR)
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