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Statement

Let γ be a simple closed curve in the Euclidean plane R2. Let Int(γ) denote the interior of γ. Let l(γ) denote the length of γ. Then:

4πAr(Int(γ))l(γ)2

where Ar is the area.

Equality holds if and only if γ is a circle.