Diameters

[bonanova]

The diameter of an arbitrary closed region is the greatest distance between any two of its points.

Can every region in the plane of diameter 1 fit inside a circle of diameter 2?

 

Edit:

 

It can be shown that among all closed regions of diameter 1 in the plane, the circular disk has the greatest area.

Does it follow that every region of diameter 1 will fit inside a circle of diameter 1?

Edited November 28, 2014 by bonanova
Fixing an obvious error

[DejMar]

...that it does not follow that every region of diameter 1 will fit inside a circle of diamter 1. The diameter is defined as the greatest distance between any two points on the boundary of a closed figure. For a polygon, it can be defined as the the greatest distance between any two vertices. Let this figure be an equilateral triangle. The diameter then is congruent and equal to any of the sides of the triangle. The altitude of this equilateral triangle is √3/2 (= cos(30°) ≈ 0.866), which is greater than the radius of the circle (r =

½), thus would extend outside the circle given that the triangle's base would need be placed congruent to the circle's diameter for the base to fit within the circle.

Edited November 29, 2014 by DejMar

[witzar]

Given definition of diameter of region directly implies, that any disk of radius 1 (diameter 2) and center in region R will contain the whole R, provided diameter of R <=1. Am I missing something?

[bonanova]

Given definition of diameter of region directly implies, that any disk of radius 1 (diameter 2) and center in region R will contain the whole R, provided diameter of R <=1. Am I missing something?

 

Nope. I hit the Post button before proofreading the text.

See amended OP.