Problem #38






Although the cardioid (see "A Heart-Shaped Box") is described as "heart-shaped", the implicit equation

yields the more pleasing curve:
This month's problem is to find the dimensions of the smallest box (oriented as shown below) that will contain this heart shape.
Note: Although the answer can be determined exactly, please give your answer numerically to three decimal places.



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