Found problems: 2265
2019 AMC 12/AHSME, 11
How many unordered pairs of edges of a given cube determine a plane?
$\textbf{(A) } 21 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 28 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 36 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 42 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 66$
1985 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 3
From a point in space, $n$ rays are issuing, whereas the angle among any two of these rays is at least $30^{\circ}$. Prove that $n < 59$.
2007 AMC 12/AHSME, 18
The polynomial $ f(x) \equal{} x^{4} \plus{} ax^{3} \plus{} bx^{2} \plus{} cx \plus{} d$ has real coefficients, and $ f(2i) \equal{} f(2 \plus{} i) \equal{} 0.$ What is $ a \plus{} b \plus{} c \plus{} d?$
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 9 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 16$
1978 Bulgaria National Olympiad, Problem 6
The base of the pyramid with vertex $S$ is a pentagon $ABCDE$ for which $BC>DE$ and $AB>CD$. If $AS$ is the longest edge of the pyramid prove that $BS>CS$.
[i]Jordan Tabov[/i]
1990 AMC 12/AHSME, 21
Consider a pyramid $P-ABCD$ whose base $ABCD$ is a square and whose vertex $P$ is equidistant from $A$, $B$, $C$, and $D$. If $AB=1$ and $\angle APD=2\theta$ then the volume of the pyramid is
$\text{(A)} \ \frac{\sin \theta}{6} \qquad \text{(B)} \ \frac{\cot \theta}{6} \qquad \text{(C)} \ \frac1{6\sin \theta} \qquad \text{(D)} \ \frac{1-\sin 2\theta}{6} \qquad \text{(E)} \ \frac{\sqrt{\cos 2\theta}}{6\sin \theta}$
1991 IMTS, 5
Prove that there are infinitely many positive integers $n$ such that $n \times n \times n$ can not be filled completely with 2 x 2 x 2 and 3 x 3 x 3 solid cubes.
2009 AMC 10, 11
One dimension of a cube is increased by $ 1$, another is decreased by $ 1$, and the third is left unchanged. The volume of the new rectangular solid is $ 5$ less than that of the cube. What was the volume of the cube?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 8 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 27 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 64 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 125 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 216$
2007 Ukraine Team Selection Test, 6
Find all primes $ p$ for that there is an integer $ n$ such that there are no integers $ x,y$ with $ x^3 \plus{} y^3 \equiv n \mod p$ (so not all residues are the sum of two cubes).
E.g. for $ p \equal{} 7$, one could set $ n \equal{} \pm 3$ since $ x^3,y^3 \equiv 0 , \pm 1 \mod 7$, thus $ x^3 \plus{} y^3 \equiv 0 , \pm 1 , \pm 2 \mod 7$ only.
1980 Polish MO Finals, 5
In a tetrahedron, the six triangles determined by an edge of the tetrahedron and the midpoint of the opposite edge all have equal area. Prove that the tetrahedron is regular.
2006 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 26
Four cones are given with a common vertex and the same generatrix, but with, generally speaking, different radii of the bases. Each of them is tangent to two others. Prove that the four tangent points of the circles of the bases of the cones lie on the same circle.
1995 Iran MO (2nd round), 1
Prove that for every positive integer $n \geq 3$ there exist two sets $A =\{ x_1, x_2,\ldots, x_n\}$ and $B =\{ y_1, y_2,\ldots, y_n\}$ for which
[b]i)[/b] $A \cap B = \varnothing.$
[b]ii)[/b] $x_1+ x_2+\cdots+ x_n= y_1+ y_2+\cdots+ y_n.$
[b]ii)[/b] $x_1^2+ x_2^2+\cdots+ x_n^2= y_1^2+ y_2^2+\cdots+ y_n^2.$
1992 Austrian-Polish Competition, 7
Consider triangles $ABC$ in space.
(a) What condition must the angles $\angle A, \angle B , \angle C$ of $\triangle ABC$ fulfill in order that there is a point $P$ in space such that $\angle APB, \angle BPC, \angle CPA$ are right angles?
(b) Let $d$ be the longest of the edges $PA,PB,PC$ and let $h$ be the longest altitude of $\triangle ABC$. Show that $\frac{1}{3}\sqrt6 h \le d \le h$.
2013 IPhOO, 5
[asy]
import olympiad;
import cse5;
size(5cm);
pointpen = black;
pair A = Drawing((10,17.32));
pair B = Drawing((0,0));
pair C = Drawing((20,0));
draw(A--B--C--cycle);
pair X = 0.85*A + 0.15*B;
pair Y = 0.82*A + 0.18*C;
pair W = (-11,0) + X;
pair Z = (19, 9);
draw(W--X, EndArrow);
draw(X--Y, EndArrow);
draw(Y--Z, EndArrow);
anglepen=black; anglefontpen=black;
MarkAngle("\theta", C,Y,Z, 3);
[/asy]
The cross-section of a prism with index of refraction $1.5$ is an equilateral triangle, as shown above. A ray of light comes in horizontally from air into the prism, and has the opportunity to leave the prism, at an angle $\theta$ with respect to the surface of the triangle. Find $\theta$ in degrees and round to the nearest whole number.
[i](Ahaan Rungta, 5 points)[/i]
2013 Princeton University Math Competition, 5
Suppose you have a sphere tangent to the $xy$-plane with its center having positive $z$-coordinate. If it is projected from a point $P=(0,b,a)$ to the $xy$-plane, it gives the conic section $y=x^2$. If we write $a=\tfrac pq$ where $p,q$ are integers, find $p+q$.
1993 Poland - First Round, 12
Prove that the sums of the opposite dihedral angles of a tetrahedron are equal if and only if the sums of the opposite edges of this tetrahedron are equal.
2014 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 9
Compute the side length of the largest cube contained in the region
\[ \{(x, y, z) : x^2+y^2+z^2 \le 25 \text{ and } x, y \ge 0 \} \]
of three-dimensional space.
2008 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 6
A round pencil has length $ 8$ when unsharpened, and diameter $ \frac {1}{4}$. It is sharpened perfectly so that it remains $ 8$ inches long, with a $ 7$ inch section still cylindrical and the remaining $ 1$ inch giving a conical tip. What is its volume?
2017 CCA Math Bonanza, I11
$480$ $1$ cm unit cubes are used to build a block measuring $6$ cm by $8$ cm by $10$ cm. A tiny ant then chews his way in a straight line from one vertex of the block to the furthest vertex. How many cubes does the ant pass through? The ant is so tiny that he does not "pass through" cubes if he is merely passing through where their edges or vertices meet.
[i]2017 CCA Math Bonanza Individual Round #11[/i]
1973 IMO, 2
Establish if there exists a finite set $M$ of points in space, not all situated in the same plane, so that for any straight line $d$ which contains at least two points from M there exists another straight line $d'$, parallel with $d,$ but distinct from $d$, which also contains at least two points from $M$.
2009 Brazil National Olympiad, 1
Prove that there exists a positive integer $ n_0$ with the following property: for each integer $ n \geq n_0$ it is possible to partition a cube into $ n$ smaller cubes.
2003 AMC 12-AHSME, 13
An ice cream cone consists of a sphere of vanilla ice cream and a right circular cone that has the same diameter as the sphere. If the ice cream melts, it will exactly fill the cone. Assume that the melted ice cream occupies $ 75\%$ of the volume of the frozen ice cream. What is the ratio of the cone’s height to its radius?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 2: 1 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 3: 1 \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 4: 1 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 16: 3 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 6: 1$
2005 VTRMC, Problem 4
A cubical box with sides of length $7$ has vertices at $(0,0,0)$, $(7,0,0)$, $(0,7,0)$, $(7,7,0)$, $(0,0,7)$, $(7,0,7)$, $(0,7,7)$, $(7,7,7)$. The inside of the box is lined with mirrors and from the point $(0,1,2)$, a beam of light is directed to the point $(1,3,4)$. The light then reflects repeatedly off the mirrors on the inside of the box. Determine how far the beam of light travels before it first returns to its starting point at $(0,1,2)$.
1980 Brazil National Olympiad, 4
Given $5$ points of a sphere radius $r$, show that two of the points are a distance $\le r \sqrt2$ apart.
2018 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 7
Two equilateral triangles $ABC$ and $DEF$, each with side length $1$, are drawn in $2$ parallel planes such that when one plane is projected onto the other, the vertices of the triangles form a regular hexagon $AF BDCE$. Line segments $AE$, $AF$, $BF$, $BD$, $CD,$ and $CE$ are drawn, and suppose that each of these segments also has length $1$. Compute the volume of the resulting solid that is formed.
1988 Balkan MO, 3
Let $ABCD$ be a tetrahedron and let $d$ be the sum of squares of its edges' lengths. Prove that the tetrahedron can be included in a region bounded by two parallel planes, the distances between the planes being at most $\frac{\sqrt{d}}{2\sqrt{3}}$