Challenge 328: Top Trapezium
Find the maximum area of this trapezium.
The circumferences of circles C1 and C2 touch at exactly one point.
Both circles also touch a straight line L, at points Q1 and Q2 respectively.
The centre of C1 is P1, and the centre of C2 is P2.
The radius of C1 is R and the radius of C2 is r.
(i) Find the area of the trapezium T with vertices Q1P1P2Q2 in terms of R and r
(ii) Given that R + r = 10 units, find the maximum area of T. Prove that your answer really is the maximum value.