Question

You are given a rectangular piece of paper that has length x=18.7 cm and height y=18 cm. The lower right corner is to be folded to the top edge forming a triangle as shown. Determine the maximum and minimum area of a triangle that can be constructed.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

when u make a square i think

Answer 4

normally if it was a square then ud fold the diagonal and end up with 2 triangles, but as enter rectangles, the square u can form gets smaller and smaller

Answer 5

and the square you can form depends on the smaller side so your triangles area is 18^2/2