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Putnam 2004 A2

  • Session A

For i=1,2i = 1,2 let TiT_i be a triangle with side lengths ai,bi,cia_i, b_i, c_i, and area AiA_i. Suppose that a1≤a2,b1≤b2,c1≤c2a_1 \le a_2, b_1 \le b_2, c_1 \le c_2, and that T2T_2 is an acute triangle. Does it follow that A1≤A2A_1 \le A_2?

Curated text Kedlaya Putnam archive. Quoted with source.

Solutions

Human solution Solution 1 by Kiran Kedlaya and Lenny Ng

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