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Max of product altitudes

Source: APMO 1990

March 11, 2006
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Problem Statement

Consider all the triangles ABCABC which have a fixed base ABAB and whose altitude from CC is a constant hh. For which of these triangles is the product of its altitudes a maximum?
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