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1982 IMO Longlists, 27
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , sphere , IMO Longlist , IMO Shortlist
Let $O$ be a point of three-dimensional space and let $l_1, l_2, l_3$ be mutually perpendicular straight lines passing through $O$. Let $S$ denote the sphere with center $O$ and radius $R$, and for every point $M$ of $S$, let $S_M$ denote the sphere with center $M$ and radius $R$. We denote by $P_1, P_2, P_3$ the intersection of $S_M$ with the straight lines $l_1, l_2, l_3$, respectively, where we put $P_i \neq O$ if $l_i$ meets $S_M$ at two distinct points and $P_i = O$ otherwise ($i = 1, 2, 3$). What is the set of centers of gravity of the (possibly degenerate) triangles $P_1P_2P_3$ as $M$ runs through the points of $S$?

1973 IMO Shortlist, 13
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , sphere , tetrahedron , IMO Shortlist
Find the sphere of maximal radius that can be placed inside every tetrahedron that has all altitudes of length greater than or equal to $1.$

2007 AIME Problems, 7
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , floor function , calculus , integration , AMC
Given a real number $x,$ let $\lfloor x \rfloor$ denote the greatest integer less than or equal to $x.$ For a certain integer $k,$ there are exactly $70$ positive integers $n_{1}, n_{2}, \ldots, n_{70}$ such that $k=\lfloor\sqrt[3]{n_{1}}\rfloor = \lfloor\sqrt[3]{n_{2}}\rfloor = \cdots = \lfloor\sqrt[3]{n_{70}}\rfloor$ and $k$ divides $n_{i}$ for all $i$ such that $1 \leq i \leq 70.$ Find the maximum value of $\frac{n_{i}}{k}$ for $1\leq i \leq 70.$

2002 Portugal MO, 2
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , sphere
Consider five spheres with radius $10$ cm . Four of these spheres are arranged on a horizontal table so that its centers form a $20$ cm square and the fifth sphere is placed on them so that it touches the other four. What is the distance between center of this fifth sphere and the table?

1991 Vietnam National Olympiad, 3
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , sphere , geometry unsolved
Three mutually perpendicular rays $O_x,O_y,O_z$ and three points $A,B,C$ on $O_x,O_y,O_z$, respectively. A variable sphere Ñ” through $A, B,C$ meets $O_x,O_y,O_z$ again at $A', B',C'$, respectively. Let $M$ and $M'$ be the centroids of triangles $ABC$ and $A'B'C'$. Find the locus of the midpoint of $MM'$.

2007 Cuba MO, 2
Tags: combinatorics , combinatorial geometry , prism , 3D geometry , geometry
A prism is called [i]binary [/i] if it can be assigned to each of its vertices a number from the set $\{-1, 1\}$, such that the product of the numbers assigned to the vertices of each face is equal to $-1$. a) Prove that the number of vertices of the binary prisms is divisible for $8$. b) Prove that a prism with $2000$ vertices is binary.

1991 National High School Mathematics League, 13
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , pyramid , ratio
In regular triangular pyramid $P-ABC$, $PO$ is its height, $M$ is the midpoint of $PO$. Draw the plane that passes $AM$ and parallel to $BC$. Now the triangular pyramid is divided into two parts. Find the ratio of their volume.

1948 Putnam, A2
Tags: Putnam , geometry , 3D geometry , sphere , algebra , rational function , function
Two spheres in contact have a common tangent cone. These three surfaces divide the space into various parts, only one of which is bounded by all three surfaces, it is "ring-shaped." Being given the radii of the spheres, $r$ and $R$, find the volume of the "ring-shaped" part. (The desired expression is a rational function of $r$ and $R.$)

2018 China National Olympiad, 2
Tags: 3D geometry , combinatorics , lattice points
Let $n$ and $k$ be positive integers and let $$T = \{ (x,y,z) \in \mathbb{N}^3 \mid 1 \leq x,y,z \leq n \}$$ be the length $n$ lattice cube. Suppose that $3n^2 - 3n + 1 + k$ points of $T$ are colored red such that if $P$ and $Q$ are red points and $PQ$ is parallel to one of the coordinate axes, then the whole line segment $PQ$ consists of only red points. Prove that there exists at least $k$ unit cubes of length $1$, all of whose vertices are colored red.

1996 Niels Henrik Abels Math Contest (Norwegian Math Olympiad) Round 2, 1
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry
On a cube, 27 points are marked in the following manner: one point in each corner, one point on the middle of each edge, one point on the middle of each face, and one in the middle the cube. The number of lines containing three out of these points is A. 33 B. 42 C. 49 D. 72 E. 81

1962 Vietnam National Olympiad, 4
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , tetrahedron , geometry unsolved
Let be given a tetrahedron $ ABCD$ such that triangle $ BCD$ equilateral and $ AB \equal{} AC \equal{} AD$. The height is $ h$ and the angle between two planes $ ABC$ and $ BCD$ is $ \alpha$. The point $ X$ is taken on $ AB$ such that the plane $ XCD$ is perpendicular to $ AB$. Find the volume of the tetrahedron $ XBCD$.

1966 All Russian Mathematical Olympiad, 080
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , tetrahedron
Given a triangle $ABC$. Consider all the tetrahedrons $PABC$ with $PH$ -- the smallest of all tetrahedron's heights. Describe the set of all possible points $H$.

2009 ISI B.Math Entrance Exam, 8
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry
Suppose you are given six colours and, are asked to colour each face of a cube by a different colour. Determine the different number of colouring possible.

2010 Paenza, 5
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , combinatorics unsolved , combinatorics
In $4$-dimensional space, a set of $1 \times 2 \times 3 \times 4$ bricks is given. Decide whether it is possible to build boxes of the following sizes using these bricks: [list]i) $2 \times 5 \times 7 \times 12$ ii) $5 \times 5 \times 10 \times 12$ iii) $6 \times 6 \times 6 \times 6$.[/list]

2012 Princeton University Math Competition, A7
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry
An octahedron (a solid with 8 triangular faces) has a volume of $1040$. Two of the spatial diagonals intersect, and their plane of intersection contains four edges that form a cyclic quadrilateral. The third spatial diagonal is perpendicularly bisected by this plane and intersects the plane at the circumcenter of the cyclic quadrilateral. Given that the side lengths of the cyclic quadrilateral are $7, 15, 24, 20$, in counterclockwise order, the sum of the edge lengths of the entire octahedron can be written in simplest form as $a/b$. Find $a + b$.

2013 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 2
Tags: geometry , parallelogram , 3D geometry
A parallelogram of paper with sides $25$ and $10$ is given. The distance between the longer sides is $6$. The paper should be cut into exactly two parts in such a way that one can stick both the pieces together and fold it in a suitable manner to form a cube of suitable edge length without any further cuts and overlaps. Show that it is really possible and describe such a fragmentation.

2009 Tournament Of Towns, 4
Tags: hexahedron , parallelepiped , 3D geometry , geometry , sphere
Three planes dissect a parallelepiped into eight hexahedrons such that all of their faces are quadrilaterals (each plane intersects two corresponding pairs of opposite faces of the parallelepiped and does not intersect the remaining two faces). One of the hexahedrons has a circumscribed sphere. Prove that each of these hexahedrons has a circumscribed sphere.

2013 F = Ma, 13
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , sphere
There is a ring outside of Saturn. In order to distinguish if the ring is actually a part of Saturn or is instead part of the satellites of Saturn, we need to know the relation between the velocity $v$ of each layer in the ring and the distance $R$ of the layer to the center of Saturn. Which of the following statements is correct? $\textbf{(A) }$ If $v \propto R$, then the layer is part of Saturn. $\textbf{(B) }$ If $v^2 \propto R$, then the layer is part of the satellites of Saturn. $\textbf{(C) }$ If $v \propto 1/R$, then the layer is part of Saturn. $\textbf{(D) }$ If $v^2 \propto 1/R$, then the layer is part of Saturn. $\textbf{(E) }$ If $v \propto R^2$, then the layer is part of the satellites of Saturn.

2021 239 Open Mathematical Olympiad, 4
Tags: concurrent , concurrency , Lemoine point , geometry , perpendicular , 3D geometry
Symedians of an acute-angled non-isosceles triangle $ABC$ intersect at a point at point $L$, and $AA_1$, $BB_1$ and $CC_1$ are its altitudes. Prove that you can construct equilateral triangles $A_1B_1C'$, $B_1C_1A'$ and $C_1A_1B'$ not lying in the plane $ABC$, so that lines $AA' , BB'$ and $CC'$ and also perpendicular to the plane $ABC$ at point $L$ intersected at one point.

2010 AMC 10, 12
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , sphere , ratio , AMC
Logan is constructing a scaled model of his town. The city's water tower stands $ 40$ meters high, and the top portion is a sphere that holds $ 100,000$ liters of water. Logan's miniature water tower holds $ 0.1$ liters. How tall, in meters, should Logan make his tower? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 0.04\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{0.4}{\pi}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 0.4\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{4}{\pi}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 4$

2017 AMC 12/AHSME, 8
Tags: AMC , AMC 12 , 2017 AMC 10A , 2017 AMC 12A , 3D geometry , AMC 10
The region consisting of all points in three-dimensional space within $3$ units of line segment $\overline{AB}$ has volume $216\pi$. What is the length $AB$? $\textbf{(A)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 12\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 18\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 20\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 24$

1975 Putnam, B2
Tags: Putnam , combinatorial geometry , 3D geometry
A [i]slab[/i] is the set of points strictly between two parallel planes. Prove that a countable sequence of slabs, the sum of whose thicknesses converges, cannot fill space.

1976 IMO Longlists, 51
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , tetrahedron , combinatorics unsolved , combinatorics
Four swallows are catching a fly. At first, the swallows are at the four vertices of a tetrahedron, and the fly is in its interior. Their maximal speeds are equal. Prove that the swallows can catch the fly.

1998 ITAMO, 2
Tags: combinatorial geometry , polyhedron , 3D geometry , edge , geometry
Prove that in each polyhedron there exist two faces with the same number of edges.

2012 Saint Petersburg Mathematical Olympiad, 3
Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , pyramid
At the base of the pyramid $SABCD$ lies a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$, such that $BC * AD = BD * AC$. Also $ \angle ADS =\angle BDS ,\angle ACS =\angle BCS$. Prove that the plane $SAB$ is perpendicular to the plane of the base.