Problem

Source: 2000 Romania NMO VIII p4

Tags: ratio, geometry, 3D geometry, tetrahedron



In the rectangular parallelepiped $ABCDA'B'C'D'$, the points $E$ and $F$ are the centers of the faces $ABCD$ and $ADD' A'$, respectively, and the planes $(BCF)$ and $(B'C'E)$ are perpendicular. Let $A'M \perp B'A$, $M \in B'A$ and $BN \perp B'C$, $N \in B'C$. Denote $n = \frac{C'D}{BN}$. a) Show that $n \ge \sqrt2$. . b) Express and in terms of $n$, the ratio between the volume of the tetrahedron $BB'M N$ and the volume of the parallelepiped $ABCDA'B'C'D'$.