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Equal areas in a pyramid

Source: 2023 Israel TST Test 1 P2

March 23, 2023
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Problem Statement

Let SABCDESABCDE be a pyramid whose base ABCDEABCDE is a regular pentagon and whose other faces are acute triangles. The altitudes from SS to the base sides dissect them into ten triangles, colored red and blue alternatingly. Prove that the sum of the squared areas of the red triangles is equal to the sum of the squared areas of the blue triangles.