Problem

Source: IMO Longlist 1989, Problem 74

Tags: geometry, 3D geometry, sphere, combinatorics, maximization, geometric inequality, IMO Shortlist



For points $ A_1, \ldots ,A_5$ on the sphere of radius 1, what is the maximum value that $ min_{1 \leq i,j \leq 5} A_iA_j$ can take? Determine all configurations for which this maximum is attained. (Or: determine the diameter of any set $ \{A_1, \ldots ,A_5\}$ for which this maximum is attained.)