IMO 1986 LL FRA21

Let AB be a segment of unit length and let C, D be variable

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IMO 1986 LL FRA21

Origin: FRA

Problem

Let AB be a segment of unit length and let C, D be variable points of this segment. Find the maximum value of the product of the lengths of the six distinct segments with endpoints in the set {A, B, C, D}.