if a triangle is inscribed in a circle so that one of the triangle's sides is a diameter of the circle, what is the greatest area that the triangle can have in terms of the radius, r, of the circle?

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Campbell Walsh

Mathematics

11 October, 00:05

if a triangle is inscribed in a circle so that one of the triangle's sides is a diameter of the circle, what is the greatest area that the triangle can have in terms of the radius, r, of the circle?

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Edith Carney · Answer 1

Since the formula for the area of a triangle is 1/2 * base * height.

V = 1/2 b * h, in our case b = 2r - the diameter = > V = r * h, and since h can only be between 0 and r = > V = r^2