smallest square enclosing a triangle
- Author:
- Juan Vicente Sánchez
- Topic:
- Optimization Problems, Square
Method for creating the smallest square enclosing a triangle
You can analyze the procedure:
1) sort the side lengths
2) if the third vertex is in the square with the greatest side as diagonal then this is the required square
3) otherwise you must solve a trigonometric equation
Can you describe how the trigonometric equation is solved with ruler and compass?