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HMMT 2024 U23

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Let ℓ\ell and mm be two non-coplanar lines in space, and let P1P_{1} be a point on ℓ\ell. Let P2P_{2} be the point on mm closest to P1,P3P_{1}, P_{3} be the point on ℓ\ell closest to P2,P4P_{2}, P_{4} be the point on mm closest to P3P_{3}, and P5P_{5} be the point on ℓ\ell closest to P4P_{4}. Given that P1P2=5,P2P3=3P_{1} P_{2}=5, P_{2} P_{3}=3, and P3P4=2P_{3} P_{4}=2, compute P4P5P_{4} P_{5}.

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\frac{\sqrt{39}}{4}

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