Maximizing Triangle Area with Given Adjacent Sides

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Homework Statement


A triangle has adjacent sides 4 cm and 6 cm. Find the angle contained by the sides which maximizes the area.


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The Attempt at a Solution


I'm not going to lie. I have no idea how to start this. I tried using sine law to create a helper equation but that gave me Four unknowns.
 
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You need an equation that relates area of the triangle to the angle.