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Pyramid and combinatorics

Source: 2016 Nigerian Senior MO Round 2

November 16, 2022
geometry3D geometrypyramidcombinatorics

Problem Statement

A solid pyramid TABCDTABCD, with a quadrilateral base ABCDABCD is to be coloured on each of the five faces such that no two faces with a common edge will have the same colour. If five different colours are available, what is the number of ways to colour the pyramid?