A tetrahedron $ABCD$ satisfies the following conditions: the edges $AB,AC$ and $AD$ are pairwise orthogonal, $AB=3$ and $CD=\sqrt2$. Find the minimum possible value of $$BC^6+BD^6-AC^6-AD^6.$$
1998 French Mathematical Olympiad
Let $(u_n)$ be a sequence of real numbers which satisfies $$u_{n+2}=|u_{n+1}|-u_n\qquad\text{for all }n\in\mathbb N.$$Prove that there exists a positive integer $p$ such that $u_n=u_{n+p}$ holds for all $n\in\mathbb N$.
Let $k\ge2$ be an integer. The function $f:\mathbb N\to\mathbb N$ is defined by $$f(n)=n+\left\lfloor\sqrt[k]{n+\sqrt[k]n}\right\rfloor.$$Determine the set of values taken by the function $f$.
Let there be given two lines $D_1$ and $D_2$ which intersect at point $O$, and a point $M$ not on any of these lines. Consider two variable points $A\in D_1$ and $b\in D_2$ such that $M$ belongs to the segment $AB$. (a) Prove that there exists a position of $A$ and $B$ for which the area of triangle $OAB$ is minimal. Construct such points $A$ and $B$. (b) Prove that there exists a position of $A$ and $B$ for which the area of triangle $OAB$ is minimal. Show that for such $A$ and $B$, the perimeters of $\triangle OAM$ and $\triangle OBM$ are equal, and that $\frac{AM}{\tan\frac12\angle OAM}=\frac{BM}{\tan\frac12\angle OBM}$. Construct such points $A$ and $B$.
Let $A$ be a set of $n\ge3$ points in the plane, no three of which are collinear. Show that there is a set $S$ of $2n-5$ points in the plane such that, for each triangle with vertices in $A$, there exists a point in $S$ which is strictly inside that triangle.