IMC 2004 · Problem 4

Day 120 points11th IMC · Skopje, Macedonia

Statement

Suppose n4n \ge 4 and let MM be a finite set of nn points in R3\mathbb{R}^3, no four of which lie in a plane. Assume that the points can be coloured black or white so that any sphere which intersects MM in at least four points has the property that exactly half of the points in the intersection of MM and the sphere are white. Prove that all of the points in MM lie on one sphere.

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