Found problems: 2265
2011 ISI B.Math Entrance Exam, 2
Given two cubes $R$ and $S$ with integer sides of lengths $r$ and $s$ units respectively . If the difference between volumes of the two cubes is equal to the difference in their surface areas , then prove that $r=s$.
1947 Putnam, B6
Let $OX, OY, OZ$ be mutually orthogonal lines in space. Let $C$ be a fixed point on $OZ$ and $U,V$ variable points on $OX, OY,$ respectively. Find the locus of a point $P$ such that $PU, PV, PC$ are mutually orthogonal.
1994 Tuymaada Olympiad, 8
Prove that in space there is a sphere containing exactly $1994$ points with integer coordinates.
2013 Baltic Way, 13
All faces of a tetrahedron are right-angled triangles. It is known that three of its edges have the same length $s$. Find the volume of the tetrahedron.
1991 Vietnam Team Selection Test, 1
Let $T$ be an arbitrary tetrahedron satisfying the following conditions:
[b]I.[/b] Each its side has length not greater than 1,
[b]II.[/b] Each of its faces is a right triangle.
Let $s(T) = S^2_{ABC} + S^2_{BCD} + S^2_{CDA} + S^2_{DAB}$. Find the maximal possible value of $s(T)$.
1952 Polish MO Finals, 6
In a circular tower with an internal diameter of $ 2$ m, there is a spiral staircase with a height of $ 6$ m. The height of each stair step is $ 0.15$ m. In the horizontal projection, the steps form adjacent circular sections with an angle of $ 18^\circ $. The narrower ends of the steps are mounted in a round pillar with a diameter of $ 0.64$ m, the axis of which coincides with the axis of the tower. Calculate the greatest length of a straight rod that can be moved up these stairs from the bottom to the top (do not take into account the thickness of the rod or the thickness of the boards from which the stairs are made).
2004 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 4
A cube is decomposed in a finite number of rectangular parallelepipeds such that the volume of the cube's circum sphere volume equals the sum of the volumes of all parallelepipeds' circum spheres. Prove that all these parallelepipeds are cubes.
2007 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 20
The base of a pyramid is a regular triangle having side of size $1$. Two of three angles at the vertex of the pyramid are right. Find the maximum value of the volume of the pyramid.
1977 Canada National Olympiad, 5
A right circular cone has base radius 1 cm and slant height 3 cm is given. $P$ is a point on the circumference of the base and the shortest path from $P$ around the cone and back to $P$ is drawn (see diagram). What is the minimum distance from the vertex $V$ to this path?
[asy]
import graph;
unitsize(1 cm);
filldraw(shift(-0.15,0.37)*rotate(17)*yscale(0.3)*xscale(1.41)*(Circle((0,0),1)),gray(0.9),nullpen);
draw(yscale(0.3)*(arc((0,0),1.5,0,180)),dashed);
draw(yscale(0.3)*(arc((0,0),1.5,180,360)));
draw((1.5,0)--(0,4)--(-1.5,0));
draw((0,0)--(1.5,0),Arrows);
draw(((1.5,0) + (0.3,0.1))--((0,4) + (0.3,0.1)),Arrows);
draw(shift(-0.15,0.37)*rotate(17)*yscale(0.3)*xscale(1.41)*(arc((0,0),1,0,180)),dashed);
draw(shift(-0.15,0.37)*rotate(17)*yscale(0.3)*xscale(1.41)*(arc((0,0),1,180,360)));
label("$V$", (0,4), N);
label("1 cm", (0.75,-0.5), N);
label("$P$", (-1.5,0), SW);
label("3 cm", (1.7,2));
[/asy]
1997 Romania Team Selection Test, 1
Let $VA_1A_2\ldots A_n$ be a pyramid, where $n\ge 4$. A plane $\Pi$ intersects the edges $VA_1,VA_2,\ldots, VA_n$ at the points $B_1,B_2,\ldots,B_n$ respectively such that the polygons $A_1A_2\ldots A_n$ and $B_1B_2\ldots B_n$ are similar. Prove that the plane $\Pi$ is parallel to the plane containing the base $A_1A_2\ldots A_n$.
[i]Laurentiu Panaitopol[/i]
1962 Swedish Mathematical Competition, 5
Find the largest cube which can be placed inside a regular tetrahedron with side $1$ so that one of its faces lies on the base of the tetrahedron.
1998 Tournament Of Towns, 5
The sum of the length, width, and height of a rectangular parallelepiped will be called its size. Can it happen that one rectangular parallelepiped contains another one of greater size?
(A Shen)
2024 German National Olympiad, 2
Six quadratic mirrors are put together to form a cube $ABCDEFGH$ with a mirrored interior. At each of the eight vertices, there is a tiny hole through which a laser beam can enter and leave the cube. A laser beam enters the cube at vertex $A$ in a direction not parallel to any of the cube's sides. If the beam hits a side, it is reflected; if it hits an edge, the light is absorbed, and if it hits a vertex, it leaves the cube.
For each positive integer $n$, determine the set of vertices where the laser beam can leave the cube after exactly $n$ reflections.
2005 Denmark MO - Mohr Contest, 1
This figure is cut out from a sheet of paper. Folding the sides upwards along the dashed lines, one gets a (non-equilateral) pyramid with a square base. Calculate the area of the base.
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2009 AMC 12/AHSME, 17
Each face of a cube is given a single narrow stripe painted from the center of one edge to the center of its opposite edge. The choice of the edge pairing is made at random and independently for each face. What is the probability that there is a continuous stripe encircling the cube?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac {1}{8}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac {3}{16}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac {1}{4} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {3}{8}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac {1}{2}$
2013-2014 SDML (High School), 8
A right rectangular prism is inscribed within a sphere. The total area of all the faces [of] the prism is $88$, and the total length of all its edges is $48$. What is the surface area of the sphere?
$\text{(A) }40\pi\qquad\text{(B) }32\pi\sqrt{2}\qquad\text{(C) }48\pi\qquad\text{(D) }32\pi\sqrt{3}\qquad\text{(E) }56\pi$
2014-2015 SDML (High School), 5
Beth adds the consecutive positive integers $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$, and $e$, and finds that the sum is a perfect square. She then adds $b$, $c$, and $d$ and finds that this sum is a perfect cube. What is the smallest possible value of $e$?
$\text{(A) }47\qquad\text{(B) }137\qquad\text{(C) }227\qquad\text{(D) }677\qquad\text{(E) }1127$
1977 AMC 12/AHSME, 27
There are two spherical balls of different sizes lying in two corners of a rectangular room, each touching two walls and the floor. If there is a point on each ball which is $5$ inches from each wall which that ball touches and $10$ inches from the floor, then the sum of the diameters of the balls is
$\textbf{(A) }20\text{ inches}\qquad\textbf{(B) }30\text{ inches}\qquad\textbf{(C) }40\text{ inches}\qquad$
$\textbf{(D) }60\text{ inches}\qquad \textbf{(E) }\text{not determined by the given information}$
2021 HMNT, 10
Three faces $X , Y, Z$ of a unit cube share a common vertex. Suppose the projections of $X , Y, Z$ onto a fixed plane $P$ have areas $x, y, z$, respectively. If $x : y : z = 6 : 10 : 15$, then $x + y + z$ can be written as $m/n$ , where $m, n$ are positive integers and $gcd(m, n) = 1$. Find $100m + n$.
1995 AIME Problems, 11
A right rectangular prism $P$ (i.e., a rectangular parallelpiped) has sides of integral length $a, b, c,$ with $a\le b\le c.$ A plane parallel to one of the faces of $P$ cuts $P$ into two prisms, one of which is similar to $P,$ and both of which have nonzero volume. Given that $b=1995,$ for how many ordered triples $(a, b, c)$ does such a plane exist?
1974 Chisinau City MO, 78
Each point of the sphere of radius $r\ge 1$ is colored in one of $n$ colors ($n \ge 2$), and for each color there is a point on the sphere colored in this color. Prove that there are points $A_i$, $B_i$, $i= 1, ..., n$ on the sphere such that the colors of the points $A_1, ..., A_n$ are pairwise different and the color of the point $B_i$ at a distance of $1$ from $A_i$ is different from the color of the point $A_1, i= 1, ..., n$
1952 Miklós Schweitzer, 1
Find all convex polyhedra which have no diagonals (that is, for which every segment connecting two vertices lies on the boundary of the polyhedron).
2011 BAMO, 3
Consider the $8\times 8\times 8$ Rubik’s cube below. Each face is painted with a different color, and it is possible to turn any layer, as you can with smaller Rubik’s cubes. Let $X$ denote the move that turns the shaded layer shown (indicated by arrows going from the top to the right of the cube) clockwise by $90$ degrees, about the axis labeled $X$. When move $X$ is performed, the only layer that moves is the shaded layer.
Likewise, define move $Y$ to be a clockwise $90$-degree turn about the axis labeled Y, of just the shaded layer shown (indicated by the arrows going from the front to the top, where the front is the side pierced by the $X$ rotation axis). Let $M$ denote the move “perform $X$, then perform $Y$.”
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Imagine that the cube starts out in “solved” form (so each face has just one color), and we start doing move $M$ repeatedly. What is the least number of repeats of $M$ in order for the cube to be restored to its original colors?
2022 CCA Math Bonanza, T3
The smallest possible volume of a cylinder that will fit nine spheres of radius 1 can be expressed as $x\pi$ for some value of $x$. Compute $x$.
[i]2022 CCA Math Bonanza Team Round #3[/i]
2007 Polish MO Finals, 5
5. In tetrahedron $ABCD$ following equalities hold:
$\angle BAC+\angle BDC=\angle ABD+\angle ACD$
$\angle BAD+\angle BCD=\angle ABC+\angle ADC$
Prove that center of sphere circumscribed about ABCD lies on a line through midpoints of $AB$ and $CD$.