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segments on surface of regular tetrahedron

Source: Polish MO Finals 1975 p2

August 23, 2024
geometry3D geometrytetrahedroncombinatorial geometry

Problem Statement

On the surface of a regular tetrahedron of edge length 11 are given finitely many segments such that every two vertices of the tetrahedron can be joined by a polygonal line consisting of given segments. Can the sum of the lengths of the given segments be less than 1+31+\sqrt3 ?