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2002 National Olympiad First Round, 10

Which of the following does not divide the number of ordered pairs $(x,y)$ of integers satisfying the equation $x^3 - 13y^3 = 1453$? $ \textbf{a)}\ 2 \qquad\textbf{b)}\ 3 \qquad\textbf{c)}\ 5 \qquad\textbf{d)}\ 7 \qquad\textbf{e)}\ \text{None of above} $

2016 AMC 12/AHSME, 14

Each vertex of a cube is to be labeled with an integer $1$ through $8$, with each integer being used once, in such a way that the sum of the four numbers on the vertices of a face is the same for each face. Arrangements that can be obtained from each other through rotations of the cube are considered to be the same. How many different arrangements are possible? $\textbf{(A) } 1\qquad\textbf{(B) } 3\qquad\textbf{(C) }6 \qquad\textbf{(D) }12 \qquad\textbf{(E) }24$

2010 AMC 10, 12

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$

1946 Putnam, B3

In a solid sphere of radius $R$ the density $\rho$ is a function of $r$, the distance from the center of the sphere. If the magnitude of the gravitational force of attraction due to the sphere at any point inside the sphere is $k r^2$, where $k$ is a constant, find $\rho$ as a function of $r.$ Find also the magnitude of the force of attraction at a point outside the sphere at a distance $r$ from the center.

2017 China Team Selection Test, 6

A plane has no vertex of a regular dodecahedron on it,try to find out how many edges at most may the plane intersect the regular dodecahedron?

2000 Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament, 8

Let $\vec{v_1},\vec{v_2},\vec{v_3},\vec{v_4}$ and $\vec{v_5}$ be vectors in three dimensions. Show that for some $i,j$ in $1,2,3,4,5$, $\vec{v_i}\cdot \vec{v_j}\ge 0$.

1999 Brazil Team Selection Test, Problem 4

Assume that it is possible to color more than half of the surfaces of a given polyhedron so that no two colored surfaces have a common edge. (a) Describe one polyhedron with the above property. (b) Prove that one cannot inscribe a sphere touching all the surfaces of a polyhedron with the above property.

1962 Vietnam National Olympiad, 3

Let $ ABCD$ is a tetrahedron. Denote by $ A'$, $ B'$ the feet of the perpendiculars from $ A$ and $ B$, respectively to the opposite faces. Show that $ AA'$ and $ BB'$ intersect if and only if $ AB$ is perpendicular to $ CD$. Do they intersect if $ AC \equal{} AD \equal{} BC \equal{} BD$?

2006 AIME Problems, 14

A tripod has three legs each of length 5 feet. When the tripod is set up, the angle between any pair of legs is equal to the angle between any other pair, and the top of the tripod is 4 feet from the ground. In setting up the tripod, the lower 1 foot of one leg breaks off. Let $h$ be the height in feet of the top of the tripod from the ground when the broken tripod is set up. Then $h$ can be written in the form $\frac m{\sqrt{n}},$ where $m$ and $n$ are positive integers and $n$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find $\lfloor m+\sqrt{n}\rfloor.$ (The notation $\lfloor x\rfloor$ denotes the greatest integer that is less than or equal to $x$.)

2012 Kyoto University Entry Examination, 2

Given a regular tetrahedron $OABC$. Take points $P,\ Q,\ R$ on the sides $OA,\ OB,\ OC$ respectively. Note that $P,\ Q,\ R$ are different from the vertices of the tetrahedron $OABC$. If $\triangle{PQR}$ is an equilateral triangle, then prove that three sides $PQ,\ QR,\ RP$ are pararell to three sides $AB,\ BC,\ CA$ respectively. 30 points

1966 IMO Longlists, 7

For which arrangements of two infinite circular cylinders does their intersection lie in a plane?

1992 Polish MO Finals, 2

The base of a regular pyramid is a regular $2n$-gon $A_1A_2...A_{2n}$. A sphere passing through the top vertex $S$ of the pyramid cuts the edge $SA_i$ at $B_i$ (for $i = 1, 2, ... , 2n$). Show that $\sum\limits_{i=1}^n SB_{2i-1} = \sum\limits_{i=1}^n SB_{2i}$.

2009 IMC, 5

Let $n$ be a positive integer. An $n-\emph{simplex}$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ is given by $n+1$ points $P_0, P_1,\cdots , P_n$, called its vertices, which do not all belong to the same hyperplane. For every $n$-simplex $\mathcal{S}$ we denote by $v(\mathcal{S})$ the volume of $\mathcal{S}$, and we write $C(\mathcal{S})$ for the center of the unique sphere containing all the vertices of $\mathcal{S}$. Suppose that $P$ is a point inside an $n$-simplex $\mathcal{S}$. Let $\mathcal{S}_i$ be the $n$-simplex obtained from $\mathcal{S}$ by replacing its $i^{\text{th}}$ vertex by $P$. Prove that : \[ \sum_{j=0}^{n}v(\mathcal{S}_j)C(\mathcal{S}_j)=v(\mathcal{S})C(\mathcal{S}) \]

2014 USAMTS Problems, 3:

Let $P$ be a square pyramid whose base consists of the four vertices $(0, 0, 0), (3, 0, 0), (3, 3, 0)$, and $(0, 3, 0)$, and whose apex is the point $(1, 1, 3)$. Let $Q$ be a square pyramid whose base is the same as the base of $P$, and whose apex is the point $(2, 2, 3)$. Find the volume of the intersection of the interiors of $P$ and $Q$.

Ukrainian TYM Qualifying - geometry, IX.12

Let $AB,AC$ and $AD$ be the edges of a cube, $AB=\alpha$. Point $E$ was marked on the ray $AC$ so that $AE=\lambda \alpha$, and point $F$ was marked on the ray $AD$ so that $AF=\mu \alpha$ ($\mu> 0, \lambda >0$). Find (characterize) pairs of numbers $\lambda$ and $\mu$ such that the cross-sectional area of ​​a cube by any plane parallel to the plane $BCD$ is equal to the cross-sectional area of ​​the tetrahedron $ABEF$ by the same plane.

1995 Brazil National Olympiad, 4

A regular tetrahedron has side $L$. What is the smallest $x$ such that the tetrahedron can be passed through a loop of twine of length $x$?

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] $x_1^2+ x_2^2+\cdots+ x_n^2= y_1^2+ y_2^2+\cdots+ y_n^2.$

1997 ITAMO, 4

Let $ABCD$ be a tetrahedron. Let $a$ be the length of $AB$ and let $S$ be the area of the projection of the tetrahedron onto a plane perpendicular to $AB$. Determine the volume of the tetrahedron in terms of $a$ and $S$.

2004 Germany Team Selection Test, 1

Let $a_{ij}$ $i=1,2,3$; $j=1,2,3$ be real numbers such that $a_{ij}$ is positive for $i=j$ and negative for $i\neq j$. Prove the existence of positive real numbers $c_{1}$, $c_{2}$, $c_{3}$ such that the numbers \[a_{11}c_{1}+a_{12}c_{2}+a_{13}c_{3},\qquad a_{21}c_{1}+a_{22}c_{2}+a_{23}c_{3},\qquad a_{31}c_{1}+a_{32}c_{2}+a_{33}c_{3}\] are either all negative, all positive, or all zero. [i]Proposed by Kiran Kedlaya, USA[/i]

2006 All-Russian Olympiad, 6

Consider a tetrahedron $SABC$. The incircle of the triangle $ABC$ has the center $I$ and touches its sides $BC$, $CA$, $AB$ at the points $E$, $F$, $D$, respectively. Let $A^{\prime}$, $B^{\prime}$, $C^{\prime}$ be the points on the segments $SA$, $SB$, $SC$ such that $AA^{\prime}=AD$, $BB^{\prime}=BE$, $CC^{\prime}=CF$, and let $S^{\prime}$ be the point diametrically opposite to the point $S$ on the circumsphere of the tetrahedron $SABC$. Assume that the line $SI$ is an altitude of the tetrahedron $SABC$. Show that $S^{\prime}A^{\prime}=S^{\prime}B^{\prime}=S^{\prime}C^{\prime}$.

1976 Czech and Slovak Olympiad III A, 6

Consider two non-parallel half-planes $\pi,\pi'$ with the common boundary line $p.$ Four different points $A,B,C,D$ are given in the half-plane $\pi.$ Similarly, four points $A',B',C',D'\in\pi'$ are given such that $AA'\parallel BB'\parallel CC'\parallel DD'$. Moreover, none of these points lie on $p$ and the points $A,B,C,D'$ form a tetrahedron. Show that the points $A',B',C',D$ also form a tetrahedron with the same volume as $ABCD'.$

1991 AMC 8, 24

A cube of edge $3$ cm is cut into $N$ smaller cubes, not all the same size. If the edge of each of the smaller cubes is a whole number of centimeters, then $N=$ $\text{(A)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 12 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 16 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 20$

1988 French Mathematical Olympiad, Problem 3

Consider two spheres $\Sigma_1$ and $\Sigma_2$ and a line $\Delta$ not meeting them. Let $C_i$ and $r_i$ be the center and radius of $\Sigma_i$, and let $H_i$ and $d_i$ be the orthogonal projection of $C_i$ onto $\Delta$ and the distance of $C_i$ from $\Delta~(i=1,2)$. For a point $M$ on $\Delta$, let $\delta_i(M)$ be the length of a tangent $MT_i$ to $\Sigma_i$, where $T_i\in\Sigma_i~(i=1,2)$. Find $M$ on $\Delta$ for which $\delta_1(M)+\delta_2(M)$ is minimal.

1949 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 169

Construct a convex polyhedron of equal “bricks” shown in Figure. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/6/6/75681a90478f978665b6874d0c0c9441ea3bd2.gif[/img]

2002 Belarusian National Olympiad, 4

This requires some imagination and creative thinking: Prove or disprove: There exists a solid such that, for all positive integers $n$ with $n \geq 3$, there exists a "parallel projection" (I hope the terminology is clear) such that the image of the solid under this projection is a convex $n$-gon.