Maximize the area of an isosceles triangle (let the smallest of the triangle's three angles = 2θ)
Triangle is bounded by a circle with radius R
Find angle θ which maximizes the area of the bounded triangle
Drew this out with 2θ vertex pointing upward
Drew lines from center of the circle out to each vertex and noted that the angle directly below 2θ (at center of circle) = 4θ
Next steps: possibly finding sin(2θ) and cos(2θ)? Not sure where to go from here. Any help welcomed.
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