Difference between revisions of "1970 Canadian MO Problems/Problem 5"

 
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== Problem ==
 
== Problem ==
A quadrilateral has one vertex on each side of a square of side-length 1. Show that the lengths $a$, $b$, $c$ and $d$ of the sides of the quadrilateral satisfy the inequalities 2\le a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2\le 4.$
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A quadrilateral has one vertex on each side of a square of side-length 1. Show that the lengths <math>a</math>, <math>b</math>, <math>c</math> and <math>d</math> of the sides of the quadrilateral satisfy the inequalities <math>2\le a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2\le 4.</math>
  
  

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Problem

A quadrilateral has one vertex on each side of a square of side-length 1. Show that the lengths $a$, $b$, $c$ and $d$ of the sides of the quadrilateral satisfy the inequalities $2\le a^2+b^2+c^2+d^2\le 4.$


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