Find greatest constant k for which inequality holds
Source: Spain MO 2010
February 11, 2011
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Problem Statement
Let be a convex quadrilateral. and meet at , with . Let , and be the midpoints of and respectively. Find the greatest positive real number for which
where is the semi-perimeter of the quadrilateral and is the sum of the lengths of its diagonals. When does the equality hold?