This is an equilateral triangle. Can you find all points x in the triangle that minimize the sum a + b + c of the distances a, b, c of x from the three sides of the triangle? (Image adapted by MIT OpenCourseWare from Supplementary Problems #3 (PDF).)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Yufei Zhao
MIT Course Number
18.A34
As Taught In
Fall 2018
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Educator Features
Course Description
This course is a seminar intended for undergraduate students who enjoy solving challenging mathematical problems, and to prepare them for the Putnam Competition. All students officially registered in the class are required to participate in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition.
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