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Ukraine geometry
Problem
There are rays that start at point and are enumerated counterclockwise on a plane so that . Determine the smallest such that there exists a pair of angles, a pair of angles and a pair of angles among angles , . (Bogdan Rublyov)
Fig. 1
Solution
Firstly, we will show that satisfies the conditions (Fig. 1).
Suppose there exists a configuration that satisfies the conditions with 4 rays (Fig. 2). Then these rays form 6 different angles. Thus, if conditions were satisfied then all the pairs of angles would be among these 6 angles. But if the greatest angle equals , then another angle will not exist. If , then there are no angles. If , then there won't be enough angles to satisfy all the conditions.
Suppose there exists a configuration that satisfies the conditions with 4 rays (Fig. 2). Then these rays form 6 different angles. Thus, if conditions were satisfied then all the pairs of angles would be among these 6 angles. But if the greatest angle equals , then another angle will not exist. If , then there are no angles. If , then there won't be enough angles to satisfy all the conditions.
Final answer
5
Techniques
Angle chasing