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BMT 2021 Guts Round p5

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October 7, 2022
geometry

Problem Statement

Anthony the ant is at point AA of regular tetrahedron ABCDABCD with side length 44. Anthony wishes to crawl on the surface of the tetrahedron to the midpoint of BC\overline{BC}. However, he does not want to touch the interior of face ABC\vartriangle ABC, since it is covered with lava. What is the shortest distance Anthony must travel?