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Heptagon with extremal area

Source: Austrian Federal Competition 2013, part 2, problem 3

June 18, 2013
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Problem Statement

A square and an equilateral triangle are inscribed in a same circle. The seven vertices form a convex heptagon SS inscribed in the circle (SS might be a hexagon if two vertices coincide). For which positions of the triangle relative to the square does SS have the largest and smallest area, respectively?