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Let <math>b_{i}</math> be the number of unique projected points from each <math>Z_{i}</math> to the <math>xz</math>-plane | Let <math>b_{i}</math> be the number of unique projected points from each <math>Z_{i}</math> to the <math>xz</math>-plane | ||
− | This provides the following: | + | This provides the following: <math>|Z_{i}| \le a_{i}b_{i}\;</math> [Equation 1] |
− | <math>| | + | We also know that <math>|S|=\sum_{i=1}^{n}|Z_{i}|\;</math> [Equation 2] |
− | + | Since <math>a_{i}</math> be the number of unique projected points from each <math>Z_{i}</math> to the <math>yz</math>-plane, | |
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+ | if we add them together it will give us the total points projected onto the <math>yz</math>-plane. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Therefore, <math>|S_{x}|=\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}\;</math> [Equation 3] | ||
− | <math>| | + | likewise, <math>|S_{y}|=\sum_{i=1}^{n}b_{i}\;</math> [Equation 4] |
− | + | We also know that the total number of elements of each <math>Z_{i}</math> is less or equal to the total number of elements in <math>S_{z}</math> | |
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+ | That is, <math>|Z_{i}| \le |S_{z}|\;</math> [Equation 5] | ||
− | + | Multiplying [Equation 1] by [Equation 5] we get: | |
− | + | <math>|Z_{i}|^{2} \le a_{i}b_{i}|S_{z}|</math> | |
− | + | Therefore, <math>|Z_{i}| \le \sqrt{a_{i}b_{i}}\sqrt{|S_{z}|}</math> | |
− | + | Adding all <math>|Z_{i}|</math> we get: | |
− | <math>|S_{ | + | <math>\sum_{i=1}^{n}|Z_{i}| \le \sqrt{|S_{z}|}\sum_{i=1}^{n}\sqrt{a_{i}b_{i}}\;</math>[Equation 6] |
− | + | Substituting [Equation 2] into [Equation 6] we get: | |
− | <math>|S_{ | + | <math>|S| \le \sqrt{|S_{z}|}\sum_{i=1}^{n}\sqrt{a_{i}b_{i}}</math> |
− | + | <math>|S|^{2} \le |S_{z}| \left( \sum_{i=1}^{n}\sqrt{a_{i}b_{i}} \right)^{2}</math> | |
− | + | Since, <math>\sum_{i=1}^{n}\sqrt{a_{i}b_{i}} \le \sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}}\sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^{n}b_{i}}</math>, | |
+ | Then, <math>|S|^{2} \le |S_{z}| \left( \sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}}\sqrt{\sum_{i=1}^{n}b_{i}} \right)^{2}</math> | ||
+ | <math>|S|^{2} \le |S_{z}| \left( \sum_{i=1}^{n}a_{i}\right)\left( \sum_{i=1}^{n}b_{i}\right)\;</math> [Equation 7] | ||
+ | Substituting [Equation 3] and [Equation 4] into [Equation 7] we get: | ||
+ | <math>|S|^{2} \le |S_{x}| \cdot |S_{y}| \cdot |S_{z}|</math> | ||
+ | ~Tomas Diaz. orders@tomasdiaz.com | ||
{{alternate solutions}} | {{alternate solutions}} | ||
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{IMO box|year=1992|num-b=4|num-a=6}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Olympiad Geometry Problems]] | ||
+ | [[Category:3D Geometry Problems]] |
Latest revision as of 00:43, 17 November 2023
Problem
Let be a finite set of points in three-dimensional space. Let
,
,
, be the sets consisting of the orthogonal projections of the points of
onto the
-plane,
-plane,
-plane, respectively. Prove that
where denotes the number of elements in the finite set
. (Note: The orthogonal projection of a point onto a plane is the foot of the perpendicular from that point to the plane)
Solution
Let be planes with index
such that
that are parallel to the
-plane that contain multiple points of
on those planes such that all points of
are distributed throughout all planes
according to their
-coordinates in common.
Let be the number of unique projected points from each
to the
-plane
Let be the number of unique projected points from each
to the
-plane
This provides the following: [Equation 1]
We also know that [Equation 2]
Since be the number of unique projected points from each
to the
-plane,
if we add them together it will give us the total points projected onto the -plane.
Therefore, [Equation 3]
likewise, [Equation 4]
We also know that the total number of elements of each is less or equal to the total number of elements in
That is, [Equation 5]
Multiplying [Equation 1] by [Equation 5] we get:
Therefore,
Adding all we get:
[Equation 6]
Substituting [Equation 2] into [Equation 6] we get:
Since, ,
Then,
[Equation 7]
Substituting [Equation 3] and [Equation 4] into [Equation 7] we get:
~Tomas Diaz. orders@tomasdiaz.com
Alternate solutions are always welcome. If you have a different, elegant solution to this problem, please add it to this page.
See Also
1992 IMO (Problems) • Resources | ||
Preceded by Problem 4 |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 | Followed by Problem 6 |
All IMO Problems and Solutions |