The document discusses constructing a quadrilateral with the maximum area given the lengths of its four sides. It presents the objective of studying how to arrange the sides and adjust the angles. The method described is to construct the quadrilateral within a circle since the area is maximized when the opposite angles sum to 180 degrees. Formulas are derived relating the radius, angles at the center and between radii, and side lengths of the inscribed quadrilateral with maximum area.