Problem

Source: Brazilian Mathematical Olympiad 2018 - Q1

Tags: Inequality, geometry, triangle inequality, inequalities, Brazilian Math Olympiad, Brazilian Math Olympiad 2018



We say that a polygon P is inscribed in another polygon Q when all vertices of P belong to perimeter of Q. We also say in this case that Q is circumscribed to P. Given a triangle T, let l be the maximum value of the side of a square inscribed in T and L be the minimum value of the side of a square circumscribed to T. Prove that for every triangle T the inequality L/l2 holds and find all the triangles T for which the equality occurs.