Caleb T.

asked • 11/03/21

Find the maximum area of a triangle underneath a parabola

An Isosceles triangle ABC is embedded in the parabola y=x(4-x). C is always at the point (2,0) while A and B are at the same but variable height above the x-axis. Find the maximum area of ABC.


I figured out that the equation for the triangle would be A=h(2-z), z being an unknown variable, but I'm not sure how to put it in terms of x and then differentiate

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