The vertices of a triangle are three-dimensional lattice points. Show that its area is at least $\frac12$.

In a tetrahedron $ABCD$, the medians of the faces $ABD$, $ACD$, $BCD$ from $D$ make equal angles with the corresponding edges $AB$, $AC$, $BC$. Prove that each of these faces has area less than or equal to the sum of the areas of the other two faces. [hide="Comment"][i]Equivalent version of the problem:[/i] $ABCD$ is a tetrahedron. $DE$, $DF$, $DG$ are medians of triangles $DBC$, $DCA$, $DAB$. The angles between $DE$ and $BC$, between $DF$ and $CA$, and between $DG$ and $AB$ are equal. Show that: area $DBC$ $\leq$ area $DCA$ + area $DAB$. [/hide]

Four points are chosen at random on the surface of a sphere. What is the probability that the center of the sphere lies inside the tetrahedron whose vertices are at the four points?

Consider a (right) square pyramid $ABCDV$ with the apex $V$ and the base (square) $ABCD$. Denote $d=AB/2$ and $\varphi$ the dihedral angle between planes $VAD$ and $ABC$. (1) Consider a line $XY$ connecting the skew lines $VA$ and $BC$, where $X$ lies on line $VA$ and $Y$ lies on line $BC$. Describe a construction of line $XY$ such that the segment $XY$ is of the smallest possible length. Compute the length of segment $XY$ in terms of $d,\varphi$. (2) Compute the distance $v$ between points $V$ and $X$ in terms of $d,\varphi.$

Consider two solid spherical balls, one centered at $(0, 0, \frac{21}{2} )$ with radius $6$, and the other centered at $(0, 0, 1)$ with radius $\frac 92$ . How many points $(x, y, z)$ with only integer coordinates (lattice points) are there in the intersection of the balls? $\text{(A)}\ 7 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 9 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 11 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 13 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 15$

A unit cube $C$ is rotated around one of its diagonals for the angle $\pi /3$ to form a cube $C'$. Find the volume of the intersection of $C$ and $C'$.

A tetrahedron $ABCD$ is given such that $AD = BC = a; AC = BD = b; AB\cdot CD = c^2$. Let $f(P) = AP + BP + CP + DP$, where $P$ is an arbitrary point in space. Compute the least value of $f(P).$

As shown in the figure below a regular dodecahedron (the polyhedron consisting of 12 congruent regular pentagonal faces) floats in space with two horizontal faces. Note that there is a ring of five slanted faces adjacent to the top face, and a ring of five slanted faces adjacent to the bottom face. How many ways are there to move from the top face to the bottom face via a sequence of adjacent faces so that each face is visited at most once and moves are not permitted from the bottom ring to the top ring? [asy] import graph; unitsize(4.5cm); pair A = (0.082, 0.378); pair B = (0.091, 0.649); pair C = (0.249, 0.899); pair D = (0.479, 0.939); pair E = (0.758, 0.893); pair F = (0.862, 0.658); pair G = (0.924, 0.403); pair H = (0.747, 0.194); pair I = (0.526, 0.075); pair J = (0.251, 0.170); pair K = (0.568, 0.234); pair L = (0.262, 0.449); pair M = (0.373, 0.813); pair N = (0.731, 0.813); pair O = (0.851, 0.461); path[] f; f[0] = A--B--C--M--L--cycle; f[1] = C--D--E--N--M--cycle; f[2] = E--F--G--O--N--cycle; f[3] = G--H--I--K--O--cycle; f[4] = I--J--A--L--K--cycle; f[5] = K--L--M--N--O--cycle; draw(f[0]); axialshade(f[1], white, M, gray(0.5), (C+2*D)/3); draw(f[1]); filldraw(f[2], gray); filldraw(f[3], gray); axialshade(f[4], white, L, gray(0.7), J); draw(f[4]); draw(f[5]); [/asy] $\textbf{(A) } 125 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 250 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 405 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 640 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 810$

(a) What is the maximum area of a triangle with vertices in a given square (or on its boundary)? (b) What is the maximum volume of a tetrahedron with vertices in a given cube (or on its boundary)?

A wine glass with a cross section as shown has the property of an orange in shape as a sphere with a radius of $3$ cm just can be placed in the glass without protruding above glass. Determine the height $h$ of the glass. [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IuLm_IPTvTs/XzcH4FAjq5I/AAAAAAAAMYY/qMi4ng91us8XsFUtnwS-hb6PqLwAON_jwCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/1994%2BMohr%2Bp1.png[/img]

Given a sphere $K$, determine the set of all points $A$ that are vertices of some parallelograms $ABCD$ that satisfy $AC \le BD$ and whose entire diagonal $BD$ is contained in $K$.

Consider a cube $C$ and two planes $\sigma, \tau$, which divide Euclidean space into several regions. Prove that the interior of at least one of these regions meets at least three faces of the cube.

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 $a + b$.

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 $S$?

It is known in Euclidean geometry that the sum of the angles of a triangle is constant. Prove, however, that the sum of the dihedral angles of a tetrahedron is not constant.

Akash's birthday cake is in the form of a $4 \times 4 \times 4$ inch cube. The cake has icing on the top and the four side faces, and no icing on the bottom. Suppose the cake is cut into $64$ smaller cubes, each measuring $1 \times 1 \times 1$ inch, as shown below. How many of the small pieces will have icing on exactly two sides? [asy] /* Created by SirCalcsALot and sonone Code modfied from https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c3114h2152994_the_old__aops_logo_with_asymptote */ import three; currentprojection=orthographic(1.75,7,2); //++++ edit colors, names are self-explainatory ++++ //pen top=rgb(27/255, 135/255, 212/255); //pen right=rgb(254/255,245/255,182/255); //pen left=rgb(153/255,200/255,99/255); pen top = rgb(170/255, 170/255, 170/255); pen left = rgb(81/255, 81/255, 81/255); pen right = rgb(165/255, 165/255, 165/255); pen edges=black; int max_side = 4; //+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ path3 leftface=(1,0,0)--(1,1,0)--(1,1,1)--(1,0,1)--cycle; path3 rightface=(0,1,0)--(1,1,0)--(1,1,1)--(0,1,1)--cycle; path3 topface=(0,0,1)--(1,0,1)--(1,1,1)--(0,1,1)--cycle; for(int i=0; i<max_side; ++i){ for(int j=0; j<max_side; ++j){ draw(shift(i,j,-1)*surface(topface),top); draw(shift(i,j,-1)*topface,edges); draw(shift(i,-1,j)*surface(rightface),right); draw(shift(i,-1,j)*rightface,edges); draw(shift(-1,j,i)*surface(leftface),left); draw(shift(-1,j,i)*leftface,edges); } } picture CUBE; draw(CUBE,surface(leftface),left,nolight); draw(CUBE,surface(rightface),right,nolight); draw(CUBE,surface(topface),top,nolight); draw(CUBE,topface,edges); draw(CUBE,leftface,edges); draw(CUBE,rightface,edges); // begin made by SirCalcsALot int[][] heights = {{4,4,4,4},{4,4,4,4},{4,4,4,4},{4,4,4,4}}; for (int i = 0; i < max_side; ++i) { for (int j = 0; j < max_side; ++j) { for (int k = 0; k < min(heights[i][j], max_side); ++k) { add(shift(i,j,k)*CUBE); } } } [/asy] $\textbf{(A)}\ 12\qquad~~\textbf{(B)}\ 16\qquad~~\textbf{(C)}\ 18\qquad~~\textbf{(D)}\ 20\qquad~~\textbf{(E)}\ 24$

Determine positive integers $p, q$, and $r$ such that the diagonal of a block consisting of $p\times q\times r$ unit cubes passes through exactly $1984$ of the unit cubes, while its length is minimal. (The diagonal is said to pass through a unit cube if it has more than one point in common with the unit cube.)

A right circular cone pointing downward forms an angle of $60^\circ$ at its vertex. Sphere $S$ with radius $1$ is set into the cone so that it is tangent to the side of the cone. Three congruent spheres are placed in the cone on top of S so that they are all tangent to each other, to sphere $S$, and to the side of the cone. The radius of these congruent spheres can be written as $\tfrac{a+\sqrt{b}}{c}$ where $a$, $b$, and $c$ are positive integers such that $a$ and $c$ are relatively prime. Find $a + b + c$. [asy] size(150); real t=0.12; void ball(pair x, real r, real h, bool ww=true) { pair xx=yscale(t)*x+(0,h); path P=circle(xx,r); unfill(P); draw(P); if(ww) draw(ellipse(xx-(0,r/2),0.85*r,t*r)); } pair X=(0,0); real H=17, h=5, R=h/2; draw(H*dir(120)--(0,0)--H*dir(60)); draw(ellipse((0,0.87*H),H/2,t*H/2)); pair Y=(R,h+2*R),C=(0,h); real r; for(int k=0;k<20;++k) { r=-(dir(30)*Y).x; Y-=(sqrt(3)/2*Y.x-r,abs(Y-C)-R-r)/3; } ball(Y.x*dir(90),r,Y.y,false); ball(X,R,h); ball(Y.x*dir(-30),r,Y.y); ball(Y.x*dir(210),r,Y.y);[/asy]

Let $OABCDEF$ be a hexagonal pyramid with base $ABCDEF$ circumscribed around a sphere $\omega$. The plane passing through the touching points of $\omega$ with faces $OFA$, $OAB$ and $ABCDEF$ meets $OA$ at point $A_1$, points $B_1$, $C_1$, $D_1$, $E_1$ and $F_1$ are defined similarly. Let $\ell$, $m$ and $n$ be the lines $A_1D_1$, $B_1E_1$ and $C_1F_1$ respectively. It is known that $\ell$ and $m$ are coplanar, also $m$ and $n$ are coplanar. Prove that $\ell$ and $n$ are coplanar.

Two uniform solid spheres of equal radii are so placed that one is directly above the other. The bottom sphere is fixed, and the top sphere, initially at rest, rolls off. At what point will contact between the two spheres be "lost"? Assume the coefficient of friction is such that no slipping occurs.

An ice cream cone has radius $1$ and height $4$ inches. What is the number of inches in the radius of a sphere of ice cream which has the same volume of the cone? $\text{(A) }\frac{1}{2}\qquad\text{(B) }1\qquad\text{(C) }\frac{3}{2}\qquad\text{(D) }2\qquad\text{(E) }\frac{5}{2}$

[b](a)[/b] [Problem for class 11] Let r be the inradius and $r_a$, $r_b$, $r_c$ the exradii of a triangle ABC. Prove that $\frac{1}{r}=\frac{1}{r_a}+\frac{1}{r_b}+\frac{1}{r_c}$. [b](b)[/b] [Problem for classes 12/13] Let r be the radius of the insphere and let $r_a$, $r_b$, $r_c$, $r_d$ the radii of the four exspheres of a tetrahedron ABCD. (An [i]exsphere[/i] of a tetrahedron is a sphere touching one sideface and the extensions of the three other sidefaces.) Prove that $\frac{2}{r}=\frac{1}{r_a}+\frac{1}{r_b}+\frac{1}{r_c}+\frac{1}{r_d}$. I am really sorry for posting these, but else, Orl will probably post them. This time, we really did not have any challenging problem on the DeMO. But at least, the problems were simple enough that I solved all of them. ;) Darij

Minimal distance of a finite set of different points in space is length of the shortest segment, whose both ends belong to this set and segment has length greater than $0$. a) Prove there exist set of $8$ points on sphere with radius $R$, whose minimal distance is greater than $1,15R$. b) Does there exist set of $8$ points on sphere with radius $R$, whose minimal distance is greater than $1,2R$?

Let be given a tetrahedron whose any two opposite edges are equal. A plane varies so that its intersection with the tetrahedron is a quadrilateral. Find the positions of the plane for which the perimeter of this quadrilateral is minimum, and find the locus of the centroid for those quadrilaterals with the minimum perimeter.

What is the radius of the largest sphere that fits inside the tetrahedron whose vertices are the points $(0, 0, 0)$, $(1, 0, 0)$, $(0, 1, 0)$, $(0, 0, 1)$?