Olympiad problems

2014 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 22

Does there exist a convex polyhedron such that it has diagonals and each of them is shorter than each of its edges?

1988 Mexico National Olympiad, 8

Compute the volume of a regular octahedron circumscribed about a sphere of radius $1$.

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2018 Iranian Geometry Olympiad, 4

We have a polyhedron all faces of which are triangle. Let $P$ be an arbitrary point on one of the edges of this polyhedron such that $P$ is not the midpoint or endpoint of this edge. Assume that $P_0 = P$. In each step, connect $P_i$ to the centroid of one of the faces containing it. This line meets the perimeter of this face again at point $P_{i+1}$. Continue this process with $P_{i+1}$ and the other face containing $P_{i+1}$. Prove that by continuing this process, we cannot pass through all the faces. (The centroid of a triangle is the point of intersection of its medians.) Proposed by Mahdi Etesamifard - Morteza Saghafian

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2017 Yasinsky Geometry Olympiad, 5

Find the area of the section of a unit cube $ABCDA_1B_1C_1D_1$, when a plane passes through the midpoints of the edges $AB, AD$ and $CC_1$.

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2015 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, P23

A tetrahedron $ABCD$ is given. The incircles of triangles $ ABC$ and $ABD$ with centers $O_1, O_2$, touch $AB$ at points $T_1, T_2$. The plane $\pi_{AB}$ passing through the midpoint of $T_1T_2$ is perpendicular to $O_1O_2$. The planes $\pi_{AC},\pi_{BC}, \pi_{AD}, \pi_{BD}, \pi_{CD}$ are defined similarly. Prove that these six planes have a common point.

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1992 Mexico National Olympiad, 1

The tetrahedron $OPQR$ has the $\angle POQ = \angle POR = \angle QOR = 90^o$. $X, Y, Z$ are the midpoints of $PQ, QR$ and $RP.$ Show that the four faces of the tetrahedron $OXYZ$ have equal area.

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2000 Austrian-Polish Competition, 2

In a unit cube, $CG$ is the edge perpendicular to the face $ABCD$. Let $O_1$ be the incircle of square $ABCD$ and $O_2$ be the circumcircle of triangle $BDG$. Determine min$\{XY|X\in O_1,Y\in O_2\}$.

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2016 Saint Petersburg Mathematical Olympiad, 2

The rook, standing on the surface of the checkered cube, beats the cells, located in the same row as well as on the continuations of this series through one or even several edges. (The picture shows an example for a $4 \times 4 \times 4$ cube,visible cells that some beat the rook, shaded gray.) What is the largest number do not beat each other rooks can be placed on the surface of the cube $50 \times 50 \times 50$?

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