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Two rays with common endpoint O form a 30 degree angle. Point A lies on one ray, point B on the other ray, and AB=1. What is the maximum possible length of OB?
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Steve
If we call the lengths OA and OB x and y, then we have, using the law of cosines,
x^2+y^2-√3 xy = 1
That is just an ellipse with its extreme values at x=2 or y=2.
So, the maximum value of OB is 2.
x^2+y^2-√3 xy = 1
That is just an ellipse with its extreme values at x=2 or y=2.
So, the maximum value of OB is 2.
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