grandes-ecoles 2011 QIV.A.1

grandes-ecoles · France · centrale-maths2__psi Not Maths
We consider four distinct points $A, B, C$ and $D$ in the canonical Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^3$ such that $AB = BC = CD = DA = 1$, $AC = a > 0$ and $BD = b > 0$. We assume that the four points $A, B, C$ and $D$ exist and are coplanar. What relation do $a$ and $b$ then satisfy?
We consider four distinct points $A, B, C$ and $D$ in the canonical Euclidean space $\mathbb{R}^3$ such that $AB = BC = CD = DA = 1$, $AC = a > 0$ and $BD = b > 0$. We assume that the four points $A, B, C$ and $D$ exist and are coplanar. What relation do $a$ and $b$ then satisfy?