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distance between parallel planes, cube related

Source: 2010 Romania District VIII P3

May 19, 2020
geometry3D geometrycubedistanceplanes

Problem Statement

Consider the cube ABCDABCDABCDA'B'C'D'. The bisectors of the angles ACA\angle A' C'A and AAC\angle A' AC' intersect AAAA' and ACA'C in the points PP, respectively SS. The point MM is the foot of the perpendicular from AA' on CPCP , and NN is the foot of the perpendicular from AA' to ASAS. Point OO is the center of the face ABBAABB'A'
a) Prove that the planes (MNO)(MNO) and (ACB)(AC'B) are parallel.
b) Calculate the distance between these planes, knowing that AB=1AB = 1.