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27 half-lines (or rays) emanating from the origin

Source: IMO LongList 1988, France 4, Problem 12 of ILL

October 22, 2005

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Problem Statement

Show that there do not exist more than

27

half-lines (or rays) emanating from the origin in the

3

-dimensional space, such that the angle between each pair of rays is

\geq \frac{\pi}{4}