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All vertices of a pyramid lie on the facets of a cube

Source: Sharygin contest 2008. The correspondence round. Problem 22

September 3, 2008
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Problem Statement

(A.Khachaturyan, 10--11) a) All vertices of a pyramid lie on the facets of a cube but not on its edges, and each facet contains at least one vertex. What is the maximum possible number of the vertices of the pyramid? b) All vertices of a pyramid lie in the facet planes of a cube but not on the lines including its edges, and each facet plane contains at least one vertex. What is the maximum possible number of the vertices of the pyramid?