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Zap. Nauchn. Sem. POMI, 2009 Volume 372, Pages 93–96 (Mi znsl3560)

An extremal property of convex hexagons

V. V. Makeev

Saint-Petersburg State University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Abstract: The following conjecture is discussed: if $K$ is a plane convex figure and $T$ is a triangle of maximal area contained in $K$, then $K$ is contained in $\sqrt5T$. It is shown that it suffices to check the conjecture in the case where $K$ is a convex hexagon, but the conjecture is proved only in the case where $K$ is a pentagon. Bibl. – 2 titles.

Key words and phrases: triangle of maximal area, simplex of maximal volume.

UDC: 514.172

Received: 22.11.2008


 English version:
Journal of Mathematical Sciences (New York), 2011, 175:5, 554–555

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