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 $L/l \ge 2$ holds and find all the triangles $T$ for which the equality occurs.