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question:f at least four edges meet at each vertex of a convex polyhedron, then at least one of its faces is a triangle. Prove this.

answer:To prove that if every vertex of a convex polyhedron has at least four edges meeting at it, then at least one of its faces must be a triangle, we will proceed by contradiction. Let's assume the opposite: that there exists a convex polyhedron satisfying the given condition but having no triangular faces. 1. **Identify Polyhedron's Properties**: - Each vertex has at least four edges converging at it. - None of the faces are triangles, implying every face is a polygon with at least four edges (quadrilateral or higher). 2. **Calculate Average Angle for Each Face**: - Each face has at least four vertices. - The sum of interior angles (S_F) of a polygon with (n) sides is given by: [ S_F = 180^circ times (n-2) ] - The average angle (alpha) for a face with (n) sides is: [ alpha = frac{180^circ times (n-2)}{n} ] For (n geq 4): [ alpha = 180^circ left(1 - frac{2}{n}right) ] Since (frac{2}{n} leq frac{2}{4} = 0.5) for (n geq 4), thus: [ alpha geq 180^circ left(1 - 0.5right) = 90^circ ] Hence, the average angle of each face is at least (90^circ). 3. **Recalculate Average Angle by Grouping by Vertices**: - Consider summing the internal angles around each vertex. Since each vertex connects at least four edges, there are at least four angles converging at each vertex. - The sum of the internal angles around a vertex for a polyhedron is less than (360^circ) (since the polyhedron is convex). 4. **Analyze the Angles at Vertices**: - Let these angles around a particular vertex be (beta_1, beta_2, beta_3, beta_4, ldots) where (beta_i geq 0). - The sum at each vertex: [ sum beta_i < 360^circ ] - Since there are at least four such angles, [ k times beta_{text{avg}} < 360^circ ] - The average angle (beta_{text{avg}}) around a vertex must be: [ beta_{text{avg}} < frac{360^circ}{k} leq frac{360^circ}{4} = 90^circ ] Hence, the average angle of all the angles at vertices is less than (90^circ). 5. **Conclusion**: - We have derived the contradictory results: from considering the faces, the average angle is at least (90^circ), while from considering the vertices, it is strictly less than (90^circ). - This contradiction implies the initial assumption (that there is no triangular face) is false. Thus, there must be at least one triangular face in the convex polyhedron. [ boxed{} ]

question:The parabola with equation y = ax^2 + bx + c is graphed below and passes through the points (3, 9) as its vertex and (6, 27) as another point on the parabola. Determine the axis of symmetry and the absolute difference between the zeros of the quadratic ax^2 + bx + c.

answer:Given the vertex form of the parabola is y = a(x - h)^2 + k, knowing the vertex (3, -9), we substitute h = 3 and k = -9: [ y = a(x - 3)^2 - 9 ] We substitute the point (6, 27) into the equation to solve for a: [ 27 = a(6 - 3)^2 - 9 36 = 9a a = 4 ] Therefore, the equation of the parabola is: [ y = 4(x - 3)^2 - 9 ] To find the zeros, set y = 0: [ 0 = 4(x - 3)^2 - 9 4(x - 3)^2 = 9 (x - 3)^2 = frac{9}{4} x - 3 = pm frac{3}{2} x = 3 pm frac{3}{2} ] Thus, x = 4.5 or x = 1.5. The axis of symmetry is x = 3. The difference between the zeros is |4.5 - 1.5| = 3. Conclusion: The axis of symmetry is x = 3 and m - n = boxed{3}.

question:Let f(x)=cos (omega xfrac{π}{6}) where omega gt 0. If f(x)leqslant f(frac{π}{4}) holds for any real number x, then the minimum value of omega is ____.

answer:Given f(x)=cos (omega x-frac{π}{6}) where omega > 0, and if f(x)leqslant f(frac{π}{4}) holds for any real number x, we aim to find the minimum value of omega. The condition f(x)leqslant f(frac{π}{4}) implies that the maximum value of f(x) occurs at x=frac{π}{4}. This is because the cosine function achieves its maximum value when its argument is closest to 2kπ, where k is an integer. Given the function f(x)=cos (omega x-frac{π}{6}), we substitute x=frac{π}{4} to find the condition for the maximum value of f(x): [ omega•frac{π}{4}-frac{π}{6}=2kπ, quad kin mathbb{Z}. ] Solving this equation for omega gives: [ omega = frac{2kπ + frac{π}{6}}{frac{π}{4}} = 8k + frac{2}{3}, quad kin mathbb{Z}. ] Given that omega > 0, we need to find the smallest positive value of omega. This occurs when k=0: [ omega = 8(0) + frac{2}{3} = frac{2}{3}. ] Therefore, the minimum value of omega that satisfies the given conditions is boxed{frac{2}{3}}.

question:Find the sum of all roots of the equation: begin{gathered} sqrt{2 x^{2}2024 x+1023131} + sqrt{3 x^{2}2025 x+1023132} + sqrt{4 x^{2}2026 x+1023133} = = sqrt{x^{2}x+1} + sqrt{2 x^{2}2 x+2} + sqrt{3 x^{2}3 x+3} end{gathered}

answer:1. **Analyze the structure of the equation:** The given equation is: [ sqrt{2 x^{2}-2024 x+1023131} + sqrt{3 x^{2}-2025 x+1023132} + sqrt{4 x^{2}-2026 x+1023133} = sqrt{x^{2}-x+1} + sqrt{2 x^{2}-2 x+2} + sqrt{3 x^{2}-3 x+3} ] 2. **Observations on the expressions under the square roots:** We notice that the expressions (sqrt{x^2 - x + 1}), (sqrt{2x^2-2x+2}), and (sqrt{3x^2 -3x + 3}) on the right-hand side are all non-negative, as they are sums of squares and non-negative terms. 3. **Relate left-hand side terms with right-hand side terms:** Investigate how the terms are derived. Notice that for the left-hand side: [ 2 x^{2} - 2024 x + 1023131, quad 3 x^{2} - 2025 x + 1023132, quad 4 x^{2} - 2026 x + 1023133 ] can be viewed by shifting right-hand side expressions (x^2 - x + 1), (2 x^{2} - 2 x + 2), (3 x^{2} - 3 x + 3). 4. **Simplify the transformation:** Let's add (x^2 - 2023x + 1023130) to the corresponding right-hand terms: [ x^2 - x + 1 + (x^2 - 2023x + 1023130) = 2x^2 - 2024x + 1023131 ] The same holds for the other terms: [ 2x^2 - 2x + 2 + (x^2 - 2023x + 1023130) = 3x^2 - 2025x + 1023132 ] [ 3x^2 - 3x + 3 + (x^2 - 2023x + 1023130) = 4x^2 - 2026x + 1023133 ] 5. **Equate terms by their values:** Hence, we need the left-hand side and right-hand side to match, meaning we equate the shifts: The shifts ((x^2 - 2023x + 1023130)) turn out to be factorized: [ x^2 - 2023 x + 1023130 = (x - 1010)(x - 1013) ] 6. **Analyze critical value behavior:** Since all terms under square roots are positive (as previously indicated), we check for equality by analyzing within this interval. It's established that: [ text{LHS} < text{RHS when } 1010 < x < 1013 quad text{and } text{LHS} > text{RHS} quad text{otherwise}. ] 7. **Identify solutions:** The equation holds strictly equality only at: [ x = 1010 quad text{or} quad x = 1013 ] Therefore, the roots of the equation are (x = 1010) and (x = 1013). 8. **Sum of the roots:** Sum of roots ( 1010 + 1013 = 2023 ) # Conclusion: The sum of all roots of the equation is: [ boxed{2023} ]

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