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1999 Calculus #2: Sides of a Rectangle
1999 Calculus #2: Sides of a Rectangle
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June 21, 2012
calculus
geometry
rectangle
trigonometry
Problem Statement
A rectangle has sides of length
sin
x
\sin x
sin
x
and
cos
x
\cos x
cos
x
for some
x
x
x
. What is the largest possible area of such a rectangle?
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