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HMMT 2008 U9

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Consider a circular cone with vertex VV, and let ABCA B C be a triangle inscribed in the base of the cone, such that ABA B is a diameter and AC=BCA C=B C. Let LL be a point on BVB V such that the volume of the cone is 4 times the volume of the tetrahedron ABCLA B C L. Find the value of BL/LVB L / L V.

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\sqrt{\frac{\pi}{4-\pi}}

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