35th Austrian Mathematical Olympiad 2004
Source: round3, day2, problem3 - highest area of a triangle
February 13, 2009
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Problem Statement
Over the sides of an equilateral triangle with area are triangles with the opposite angle to each side drawn outside of the triangle. The new corners are , and . (and the new triangles , and )
1)What is the highest possible area of the triangle ?
2)What is the highest possible area of the triangle whose vertexes are the midpoints of the inscribed circles of the triangles , and ?