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(1)
Regular tetrahedron and M,N distinct points in the planes
Source: IMO Shortlist 1997, Q5
8/10/2008
Let
A
B
C
D
ABCD
A
BC
D
be a regular tetrahedron and
M
,
N
M,N
M
,
N
distinct points in the planes
A
B
C
ABC
A
BC
and
A
D
C
ADC
A
D
C
respectively. Show that the segments
M
N
,
B
N
,
M
D
MN,BN,MD
MN
,
BN
,
M
D
are the sides of a triangle.
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