A figure is constructed from unit cubes. Each cube shares at least one face with another cube. What is the minimum number of cubes needed to build a figure with the front and side views shown? [asy] defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)); path p=unitsquare; draw(p^^shift(0,1)*p^^shift(1,0)*p); draw(shift(4,0)*p^^shift(5,0)*p^^shift(5,1)*p); label("FRONT", (1,0), S); label("SIDE", (5,0), S);[/asy] $ \textbf{(A)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 7$

The sum $\sqrt[3] {5+2\sqrt{13}}+\sqrt[3]{5-2\sqrt{13}}$ equals $\text{(A)} \ \frac 32 \qquad \text{(B)} \ \frac{\sqrt[3]{65}}{4} \qquad \text{(C)} \ \frac{1+\sqrt[6]{13}}{2} \qquad \text{(D)} \ \sqrt[3]{2} \qquad \text{(E)} \ \text{none of these}$

There is three-dimensional space. For every integer $n$ we build planes $ x \pm y\pm z = n$. All space is divided on octahedrons and tetrahedrons. Point $(x_0,y_0,z_0)$ has rational coordinates but not lies on any plane. Prove, that there is such natural $k$ , that point $(kx_0,ky_0,kz_0)$ lies strictly inside the octahedron of partition.

A cube whose edge is $1$ is intersected by a plane that does not pass through any of its vertices, and its edges intersect only at points that are the midpoints of these edges. Find the area of the formed section. Consider all possible cases. (Alexander Shkolny)

Pyramid $OABCD$ has square base $ABCD,$ congruent edges $\overline{OA}, \overline{OB}, \overline{OC},$ and $\overline{OD},$ and $\angle AOB=45^\circ.$ Let $\theta$ be the measure of the dihedral angle formed by faces $OAB$ and $OBC.$ Given that $\cos \theta=m+\sqrt{n},$ where $m$ and $n$ are integers, find $m+n.$

Let skew lines $PM, QN$ be given such that $PM\perp PQ\perp QN$. Let a plane $\sigma\perp PQ$ containing the midpoint $O$ of segment $PQ$ be given and in it a circle $k$ with center $O$ and given radius $r$. Consider all segments $XY$ with endpoint $X, Y$ on lines $PM, QN$, respectively, which contain a point of $k$. Show that segments $XY$ have the same length. Find the locus of all such points $X$.

A cube consisting of $(2N)^3$ unit cubes is pierced by several needles parallel to the edges of the cube (each needle pierces exactly $2N$ unit cubes). Each unit cube is pierced by at least one needle. Let us call any subset of these needles “regular” if there are no two needles in this subset that pierce the same unit cube. a) Prove that there exists a regular subset consisting of $2N^2$ needles such that all of them have either the same direction or two different directions. b) What is the maximum size of a regular subset that does exist for sure? (Nikita Gladkov, Alexandr Zimin)

A $4\times4\times4$ cube is composed of $64$ unit cubes. The faces of $16$ unit cubes are to be coloured red. A colouring is called interesting if there is exactly $1$ red unit cube in every $1\times1\times 4$ rectangular box composed of $4$ unit cubes. Determine the number of interesting colourings.

* What is the radius of the largest possible circle inscribed into a cube with side $a$?

Let $A,B,C$ and $D$ be non-coplanar points such that $\angle ABC=\angle ADC$ and $\angle BAD=\angle BCD$. Show that $AB=CD$ and $AD=BC$.

Let $ABCD$ be a tetrahedron and suppose that $M$ is a point inside it such that $\angle MAD=\angle MBC$ and $\angle MDB=\angle MCA$. Prove that $$MA\cdot MB+MC\cdot MD<\max(AD\cdot BC,AC\cdot BD).$$

In a right circular cone of wood, the radius of the circumference $T$ of the base circle measures $10$ cm, while every point on said circumference is $20$ cm away. from the apex of the cone. A red ant and a termite are located at antipodal points of $T$. A black ant is located at the midpoint of the segment that joins the vertex with the position of the termite. If the red ant moves to the black ant's position by the shortest possible path, how far does it travel?

Bottom surface of triangular pyramid $S-ABC$ is an isosceles right triangle (hypotenuse is $AB$). $SA=SB=SC=AB=2$, and $S,A,B,C$ are on a sphere with center of $O$. The distance of $O$ to plane $ABC$ is________.

In $\mathbb{R}^3$ some $n$ points are coloured. In every step, if four coloured points lie on the same line, Vojtěch can colour any other point on this line. He observes that he can colour any point $P \in \mathbb{R}^3$ in a finite number of steps (possibly depending on $P$). Find the minimal value of $n$ for which this could happen.

Decide, whether exist tetrahedrons $T$, $T'$ with walls $S_1$, $S_2$, $S_3$, $S_4$ and $S_1'$, $S_2'$, $S_3'$, $S_4'$, respectively, such that for $i = 1, 2, 3, 4$ triangle $S_i$ is similar to triangle $S_i'$, but despite this, tetrahedron $T$ is not similar to tetrahedron $T'$.

Consider a regular pyramid and a perpendicular to its base at an arbitrary point $P$. Prove that the sum of the lengths of the segments connecting $P$ to the intersection points of the perpendicular with the planes of the pyramid’s faces does not depend on the location of $P$.

(a) The point $O$ lies inside the convex polygon $A_1A_2A_3...A_n$ . Consider all the angles $A_iOA_j$ where $i, j$ are distinct natural numbers from $1$ to $n$ . Prove that at least $n- 1$ of these angles are not acute . (b) Same problem for a convex polyhedron with $n$ vertices. (V. Boltyanskiy, Moscow)

[asy]size(100); draw((0,0)--(1,0)--(1,1)--(1,2)--(2,2)--(2,3)--(2,4)--(1,4)--(1,3)--(0,3)--(-1,3)--(-1,2)--(0,2)--(0,1)--cycle); draw((0,1)--(1,1)); draw((0,2)--(1,2)); draw((0,2)--(0,3)); draw((1,2)--(1,3)); draw((1,3)--(2,3)); label("Z",(0.5,0.2),N); label("X",(0.5,1.2),N); label("V",(0.5,2.2),N); label("U",(-0.5,2.2),N); label("W",(1.5,2.2),N); label("Y",(1.5,3.2),N);[/asy] A piece of paper containing six joined squares labeled as shown in the diagram is folded along the edges of the squares to form a cube. The label of the face opposite the face labeled $ \text{X}$ is: \[ \textbf{(A)}\ \text{Z} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \text{U} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \text{V} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \text{W} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \text{Y} \]

Which of the cones listed below can be formed from a $ 252^\circ$ sector of a circle of radius $ 10$ by aligning the two straight sides? [asy]import graph;unitsize(1.5cm);defaultpen(fontsize(8pt));draw(Arc((0,0),1,-72,180),linewidth(.8pt));draw(dir(288)--(0,0)--(-1,0),linewidth(.8pt));label("$10$",(-0.5,0),S);draw(Arc((0,0),0.1,-72,180));label("$252^{\circ}$",(0.05,0.05),NE);[/asy] [asy] import three; picture mainframe; defaultpen(fontsize(11pt)); picture conePic(picture pic, real r, real h, real sh) { size(pic, 3cm); triple eye = (11, 0, 5); currentprojection = perspective(eye); real R = 1, y = 2; triple center = (0, 0, 0); triple radPt = (0, R, 0); triple negRadPt = (0, -R, 0); triple heightPt = (0, 0, y); draw(pic, arc(center, radPt, negRadPt, heightPt, CW)); draw(pic, arc(center, radPt, negRadPt, heightPt, CCW), linetype("8 8")); draw(pic, center--radPt, linetype("8 8")); draw(pic, center--heightPt, linetype("8 8")); draw(pic, negRadPt--heightPt--radPt); label(pic, (string) r, center--radPt, dir(270)); if (h != 0) { label(pic, (string) h, heightPt--center, dir(0)); } if (sh != 0) { label(pic, (string) sh, heightPt--radPt, dir(0)); } return pic; } picture pic1; pic1 = conePic(pic1, 6, 0, 10); picture pic2; pic2 = conePic(pic2, 6, 10, 0); picture pic3; pic3 = conePic(pic3, 7, 0, 10); picture pic4; pic4 = conePic(pic4, 7, 10, 0); picture pic5; pic5 = conePic(pic5, 8, 0, 10); picture aux1; picture aux2; picture aux3; add(aux1, pic1.fit(), (0,0), W); label(aux1, "$\textbf{(A)}$", (0,0), 22W, linewidth(4)); label(aux1, "$\textbf{(B)}$", (0,0), 3E); add(aux1, pic2.fit(), (0,0), 35E); add(aux2, aux1.fit(), (0,0), W); label(aux2, "$\textbf{(C)}$", (0,0), 3E); add(aux2, pic3.fit(), (0,0), 35E); add(aux3, aux2.fit(), (0,0), W); label(aux3, "$\textbf{(D)}$", (0,0), 3E); add(aux3, pic4.fit(), (0,0), 35E); add(mainframe, aux3.fit(), (0,0), W); label(mainframe, "$\textbf{(E)}$", (0,0), 3E); add(mainframe, pic5.fit(), (0,0), 35E); add(mainframe.fit(), (0,0), N); [/asy]

A lampshade is part of the surface of a right circular cone whose axis is vertical. Its upper and lower edges are two horizontal circles. Two points are selected on the upper smaller circle and four points on the lower larger circle. Each of these six points has three of the others that are its nearest neighbors at a distance $d$ from it. By distance is meant the shortest distance measured over the curved survace of the lampshade. Prove that the area of the lampshade is $d^2(2\theta + \sqrt 3)$ where $\cot \frac {\theta}{2} = \frac{3}{\theta}.$

$C$ 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?

A solid cube has side length $ 3$ inches. A $ 2$-inch by $ 2$-inch square hole is cut into the center of each face. The edges of each cut are parallel to the edges of the cube, and each hole goes all the way through the cube. What is the volume, in cubic inches, of the remaining solid? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 7\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 8\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 10\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 12\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 15$

Find all four-digit numbers which are equal to the cube of the sum of their digits.

Four spheres, each of radius $r$, lie inside a regular tetrahedron with side length $1$ such that each sphere is tangent to three faces of the tetrahedron and to the other three spheres. Find $r$.

Find all positive integers $k$ for which number $3^k+5^k$ is a power of some integer with exponent greater than $1$.