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diagonal in convex hexagon cuts off area <=1/6 area of hexagon

Source: IV All-Ukrainian Tournament of Young Mathematicians, Qualifying p8

May 19, 2021
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Problem Statement

Prove that in an arbitrary convex hexagon there is a diagonal that cuts off from it a triangle whose area does not exceed 16\frac16 of the area of the hexagon. What are the properties of a convex hexagon, each diagonal of which is cut off from it is a triangle whose area is not less than 16\frac16 the area of the hexagon?