Consider the following for the two items that follow: Let ABC be a triangle right-angled at B and AB + AC = 3 units.
What is ∠A equal to if the area of the triangle is maximum?
π/4
The area of a right-angled triangle is maximized when the angle between the legs is π/4 (45°). Thus, ∠A = π/4.
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