Olympiad problems

2003 Polish MO Finals, 5

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , sphere , tetrahedron , circumcircle , conics , ellipse

The sphere inscribed in a tetrahedron $ABCD$ touches face $ABC$ at point $H$. Another sphere touches face $ABC$ at $O$ and the planes containing the other three faces at points exterior to the faces. Prove that if $O$ is the circumcenter of triangle $ABC$, then $H$ is the orthocenter of that triangle.

1974 Vietnam National Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry , cube , 3D geometry

$C$ is a cube side $1$. The $12$ lines containing the sides of the cube meet at plane $p$ in $12$ points. What can you say about the $12$ points?

2014 Vietnam National Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , absolute value , number theory unsolved , number theory

Find all sets of not necessary distinct 2014 rationals such that:if we remove an arbitrary number in the set, we can divide remaining 2013 numbers into three sets such that each set has exactly 671 elements and the product of all elements in each set are the same.

Kyiv City MO 1984-93 - geometry, 1991.11.5

Tags: geometry , incenter , pyramid , 3D geometry

Lines that are drawn perpendicular to the faces of a triangular pyramid through the centers of the inscribed circles intersect at one point. Prove that the sums of the opposite edges of such a pyramid are equal to each other.

1998 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 2

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , pyramid

Let $TABCD$ be a pyramid with top vertex $T$, such that its base $ABCD$ is a square of side length 4. It is given that, among the triangles $TAB$, $TBC$, $TCD$ and $TDA$, one can find an isosceles triangle and a right-angled triangle. Find all possible values for the volume of the pyramid.

2020 AMC 10, 10

Tags: AMC 10 , 3D geometry , AMC 12 B , AMC 12 , 2020 AMC , 2020 AMC 10B , 2020 AMC 12B

A three-quarter sector of a circle of radius $4$ inches together with its interior can be rolled up to form the lateral surface area of a right circular cone by taping together along the two radii shown. What is the volume of the cone in cubic inches? [asy] draw(Arc((0,0), 4, 0, 270)); draw((0,-4)--(0,0)--(4,0)); label("$4$", (2,0), S); [/asy] $\textbf{(A)}\ 3\pi \sqrt5 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 4\pi \sqrt3 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3 \pi \sqrt7 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\pi \sqrt3 \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 6\pi \sqrt7$

2022 Adygea Teachers' Geometry Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , pyramid

In a regular hexagonal pyramid $SABCDEF$, a plane is drawn through vertex $A$ and the midpoints of edges $SC$ and $CE$. Find the ratio in which this plane divides the volume of the pyramid.

2003 Croatia National Olympiad, Problem 4

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry

Given $8$ unit cubes, $24$ of their faces are painted in blue and the remaining $24$ faces in red. Show that it is always possible to assemble these cubes into a cube of edge $2$ on whose surface there are equally many blue and red unit squares.

2011 AMC 10, 13

Tags: probability , ratio , geometry , 3D geometry , tetrahedron , limit , calculus

Two real numbers are selected independently at random from the interval [-20, 10]. What is the probability that the product of those numbers is greater than zero? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{9} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{3} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{4}{9} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{5}{9} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{2}{3} $

1953 Putnam, B4

Tags: Putnam , geometry , 3D geometry , tangent

Determine the equations of a surface in three-dimensional cartesian space which has the following properties: (a) it passes through the point $(1,1,1)$ and (b) if the tangent plane is drawn at any point $P$ and $X,Y, Z$ are the intersections of this plane with the $x, y$ and $z-$axis respectively, then $P$ is the orthocenter of the triangle $XYZ.$

1964 German National Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , tetrahedron , areas , sphere

Given a (not necessarily regular) tetrahedron, all of its sides are equal in area. Prove that the following points then coincide: a) the center of the inscribed sphere, i.e. all four side surfaces internally touching sphere, b) the center of the surrounding sphere, i.e. the sphere passing through the four vertixes.

1985 National High School Mathematics League, 2

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry

In cube $ABCD-A_1B_1C_1D_1$, $E$ is midpoint of $BC$, $F\in AA_1$, and $A_1F:FA=1:2$. Calculate the dihedral angle between plane $B_1EF$ and plane $A_1B_1C_1D_1$.

1996 Romania National Olympiad, 3

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , cube , parallelepiped

Let $N, P$ be the centers of the faces A$BB'A'$ and $ADD'A'$, respectively, of a right parallelepiped $ABCDA'B'C'D'$ and $M \in (A'C)$ such that $A'M= \frac13 A' C$. Prove that $MN \perp AB'$ and $ MP \perp AD' $ if and only if the parallelepiped is a cube.

1981 Brazil National Olympiad, 6

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , octahedron , Volume , cube

The centers of the faces of a cube form a regular octahedron of volume $V$. Through each vertex of the cube we may take the plane perpendicular to the long diagonal from the vertex. These planes also form a regular octahedron. Show that its volume is $27V$.

2013 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 9

Tags: HMMT , geometry , 3D geometry , geometric transformation , rotation , reflection , symmetry

I have $8$ unit cubes of different colors, which I want to glue together into a $2\times 2\times 2$ cube. How many distinct $2\times 2\times 2$ cubes can I make? Rotations of the same cube are not considered distinct, but reflections are.

2002 Iran Team Selection Test, 3

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , sphere , inequalities , geometry unsolved

A "[i]2-line[/i]" is the area between two parallel lines. Length of "2-line" is distance of two parallel lines. We have covered unit circle with some "2-lines". Prove sum of lengths of "2-lines" is at least 2.

1957 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 365

Tags: geometry , ratio , Equilateral , Centroid , 3D geometry , sphere , tetrahedron

(a) Given a point $O$ inside an equilateral triangle $\vartriangle ABC$. Line $OG$ connects $O$ with the center of mass $G$ of the triangle and intersects the sides of the triangle, or their extensions, at points $A', B', C'$ . Prove that $$\frac{A'O}{A'G} + \frac{B'O}{B'G} + \frac{C'O}{C'G} = 3.$$ (b) Point $G$ is the center of the sphere inscribed in a regular tetrahedron $ABCD$. Straight line $OG$ connecting $G$ with a point $O$ inside the tetrahedron intersects the faces at points $A', B', C', D'$. Prove that $$\frac{A'O}{A'G} + \frac{B'O}{B'G} + \frac{C'O}{C'G}+ \frac{D'O}{D'G} = 4.$$

1972 IMO Longlists, 14

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , tetrahedron , geometry unsolved

$(a)$ A plane $\pi$ passes through the vertex $O$ of the regular tetrahedron $OPQR$. We define $p, q, r$ to be the signed distances of $P,Q,R$ from $\pi$ measured along a directed normal to $\pi$. Prove that \[p^2 + q^2 + r^2 + (q - r)^2 + (r - p)^2 + (p - q)^2 = 2a^2,\] where $a$ is the length of an edge of a tetrahedron. $(b)$ Given four parallel planes not all of which are coincident, show that a regular tetrahedron exists with a vertex on each plane. [u]Note:[/u] Part $(b)$ is [url=http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=60825&start=0]IMO 1972 Problem 6[/url]

2001 Romania National Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , geometry proposed

In the cube $ABCDA'B'C'D'$, with side $a$, the plane $(AB'D')$ intersects the planes $(A'BC),(A'CD),(A'DB)$ after the lines $d_1,d_2$ and $d_3$ respectively. a) Show that the lines $d_1,d_2,d_3$ intersect pairwise. b) Determine the area of the triangle formed by these three lines.

1951 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 205

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , tetrahedron , maximum , area , projection

Among all orthogonal projections of a regular tetrahedron to all possible planes, find the projection of the greatest area.

2013 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 7

Tags: geometry , 3D geometry , Pythagorean Theorem

A fly and an ant are on one corner of a unit cube. They wish to head to the opposite corner of the cube. The fly can fly through the interior of the cube, while the ant has to walk across the faces of the cube. How much shorter is the fly's path if both insects take the shortest path possible?