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Tangent spheres [AA' = BB' = CC']

Source: [USAMO 1992 problem 4]

December 31, 2004
geometry3D geometrysphereHi

Problem Statement

Chords AAAA^{\prime}, BBBB^{\prime}, CCCC^{\prime} of a sphere meet at an interior point PP but are not contained in a plane. The sphere through AA, BB, CC, PP is tangent to the sphere through AA^{\prime}, BB^{\prime}, CC^{\prime}, PP. Prove that AA=BB=CC\, AA' = BB' = CC'.