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Question Number 21231 by Tinkutara last updated on 16/Sep/17
Consider the areas of the four triangles  obtained by drawing the diagonals AC  and BD of a trapezium ABCD. The  product of these areas, taken two at  time, are computed. If among the six  products so obtained, two products are  1296 and 576, determine the square  root of the maximum possible area of  the trapezium to the nearest integer.
$$\mathrm{Consider}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{areas}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{four}\:\mathrm{triangles} \\ $$$$\mathrm{obtained}\:\mathrm{by}\:\mathrm{drawing}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{diagonals}\:{AC} \\ $$$$\mathrm{and}\:{BD}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{trapezium}\:{ABCD}.\:\mathrm{The} \\ $$$$\mathrm{product}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{these}\:\mathrm{areas},\:\mathrm{taken}\:\mathrm{two}\:\mathrm{at} \\ $$$$\mathrm{time},\:\mathrm{are}\:\mathrm{computed}.\:\mathrm{If}\:\mathrm{among}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{six} \\ $$$$\mathrm{products}\:\mathrm{so}\:\mathrm{obtained},\:\mathrm{two}\:\mathrm{products}\:\mathrm{are} \\ $$$$\mathrm{1296}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{576},\:\mathrm{determine}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{square} \\ $$$$\mathrm{root}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{maximum}\:\mathrm{possible}\:\mathrm{area}\:\mathrm{of} \\ $$$$\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{trapezium}\:\mathrm{to}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{nearest}\:\mathrm{integer}. \\ $$

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