2001 Paper 1 Q1

Year: 2001
Paper: 1
Question Number: 1

Course: LFM Pure
Section: Coordinate Geometry

Difficulty: 1516.0 Banger: 1500.0

Problem

The points \(A\), \(B\) and \(C\) lie on the sides of a square of side 1 cm and no two points lie on the same side. Show that the length of at least one side of the triangle \(ABC\) must be less than or equal to \((\sqrt6 -\sqrt2)\) cm.

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The points $A$, $B$ and $C$ lie on the sides of   a square of side 1 cm and 
no two points lie on the same side. 
Show that the length of
at least one side of the triangle $ABC$ must be less than or equal to 
$(\sqrt6 -\sqrt2)$ cm.