Geometry · Analytic geometry · Area optimisation · Central symmetry
For every point of the first quadrant, determine the line through that point which, together with the positive parts of the coordinate axes, bounds a triangle of the smallest possible area.
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Serbian Regional Competition 2009, high school grade I, category A, problem 3. Organized by the Mathematical Society of Serbia (DMS). Source