diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/foundation/basic_types.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/foundation/basic_types.dart
index 1884faabc8c..a6d2ec009e1 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/foundation/basic_types.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/foundation/basic_types.dart
@@ -243,3 +243,21 @@ class _LazyListIterator<E> implements Iterator<E> {
     return true;
   }
 }
+
+// COLLECTION UTILITIES
+
+typedef dynamic KeyFunc<T>(T input);
+
+/// Select the element for which the key function returns the maximum value.
+dynamic/*=T*/ maxBy/*<T>*/(Iterable<dynamic/*=T*/> input, KeyFunc/*<T>*/ keyFunc) {
+  dynamic/*=T*/ maxValue;
+  dynamic maxKey;
+  for (dynamic/*=T*/ value in input) {
+    dynamic key = keyFunc(value);
+    if (maxKey == null || key > maxKey) {
+      maxValue = value;
+      maxKey = key;
+    }
+  }
+  return maxValue;
+}
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/arc.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/arc.dart
index 02c865b6cb2..3573d466135 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/arc.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/arc.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import 'dart:math' as math;
 import 'dart:ui' show hashValues, lerpDouble;
 
+import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 
@@ -165,14 +166,7 @@ class MaterialRectArcTween extends RectTween {
     @required Rect end
   }) : super(begin: begin, end: end) {
     final Offset centersVector = end.center - begin.center;
-    double maxSupport = 0.0;
-    for (_Diagonal diagonal in _allDiagonals) {
-      final double support = _diagonalSupport(centersVector, diagonal);
-      if (support > maxSupport) {
-        _diagonal = diagonal;
-        maxSupport = support;
-      }
-    }
+    _diagonal = maxBy(_allDiagonals, (_Diagonal d) => _diagonalSupport(centersVector, d));
     _beginArc = new MaterialPointArcTween(
       begin: _cornerFor(begin, _diagonal.beginId),
       end: _cornerFor(end, _diagonal.beginId)