A cube with side length 10 is suspended above a plane. The vertex closest to the plane is labelled $A$. The three vertices adjacent to vertex $A$ are at heights 10, 11, and 12 above the plane. The distance from vertex $A$ to the plane can be expressed as $\tfrac{r-\sqrt{s}}{t}$, where $r$, $s$, and $t$ are positive integers, and $r+s+t<1000$. Find $r+s+t$.

A black witch's hat is in the classic shape of a cone on top of a circular brim. The cone has a slant height of $18$ inches and a base radius of $3$ inches. The brim has a radius of $5$ inches. What is the total surface area of the hat?

Two planes, $P$ and $Q$, intersect along the line $p$. The point $A$ is given in the plane $P$, and the point $C$ in the plane $Q$; neither of these points lies on the straight line $p$. Construct an isosceles trapezoid $ABCD$ (with $AB \parallel CD$) in which a circle can be inscribed, and with vertices $B$ and $D$ lying in planes $P$ and $Q$ respectively.

Distinct planes $p_1,p_2,....,p_k$ intersect the interior of a cube $Q$. Let $S$ be the union of the faces of $Q$ and let $ P =\bigcup_{j=1}^{k}p_{j} $. The intersection of $P$ and $S$ consists of the union of all segments joining the midpoints of every pair of edges belonging to the same face of $Q$. What is the difference between the maximum and minimum possible values of $k$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 12\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 20\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 23\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 24 $

Let $ABCD$ be a tetrahedron with $AB=41$, $AC=7$, $AD=18$, $BC=36$, $BD=27$, and $CD=13$, as shown in the figure. Let $d$ be the distance between the midpoints of edges $AB$ and $CD$. Find $d^{2}$. [asy] pair C=origin, D=(4,11), A=(8,-5), B=(16,0); draw(A--B--C--D--B^^D--A--C); draw(midpoint(A--B)--midpoint(C--D), dashed); label("27", B--D, NE); label("41", A--B, SE); label("7", A--C, SW); label("$d$", midpoint(A--B)--midpoint(C--D), NE); label("18", (7,8), SW); label("13", (3,9), SW); pair point=(7,0); label("$A$", A, dir(point--A)); label("$B$", B, dir(point--B)); label("$C$", C, dir(point--C)); label("$D$", D, dir(point--D));[/asy]

Eight congruent equilateral triangles, each of a different color, are used to construct a regular octahedron. How many distinguishable ways are there to construct the octahedron? (Two colored octahedrons are distinguishable if neither can be rotated to look just like the other.) [asy]import three; import math; size(180); defaultpen(linewidth(.8pt)); currentprojection=orthographic(2,0.2,1); triple A=(0,0,1); triple B=(sqrt(2)/2,sqrt(2)/2,0); triple C=(sqrt(2)/2,-sqrt(2)/2,0); triple D=(-sqrt(2)/2,-sqrt(2)/2,0); triple E=(-sqrt(2)/2,sqrt(2)/2,0); triple F=(0,0,-1); draw(A--B--E--cycle); draw(A--C--D--cycle); draw(F--C--B--cycle); draw(F--D--E--cycle,dotted+linewidth(0.7));[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ 210 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 560 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 840 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 1260 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 1680$

Four points in space $A,B,C,D$ satisfy that $|AB|=3,|BC|=7,|CD|=11,|DA|=9$, then the number of values of $\overrightarrow{AC}\cdot\overrightarrow{BD}$ is $\text{(A)}$ Only one. $\text{(B)}$ Two. $\text{(C)}$ Three. $\text{(D)}$ Infinitely many.

a) Two legs of an angle $\alpha$ on a plane are mirrors. Prove that after several reflections in the mirrors any ray leaves in the direction opposite the one from which it came if and only if $\alpha = \frac{90^o}{n}$ for an integer $n$. Find the number of reflections. b) Given three planar mirrors in space forming an octant (trihedral angle with right planar angles), prove that any ray of light coming into this mirrored octant leaves it, after several reflections in the mirrors, in the direction opposite to the one from which it came. Find the number of reflections.

Mike has $1000$ unit cubes. Each has $2$ opposite red faces, $2$ opposite blue faces and $2$ opposite white faces. Mike assembles them into a $10 \times 10 \times 10$ cube. Whenever two unit cubes meet face to face, these two faces have the same colour. Prove that an entire face of the $10 \times 10 \times 10$ cube has the same colour. [i](6 points)[/i]

Let $Ox, Oy, Oz$ be three rays, and $G$ a point inside the trihedron $Oxyz$. Consider all planes passing through $G$ and cutting $Ox, Oy, Oz$ at points $A,B,C$, respectively. How is the plane to be placed in order to yield a tetrahedron $OABC$ with minimal perimeter ?

A square and equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. If the triangle has area $16\sqrt3$, what is the area of the square? [i]Proposed by Evan Chen[/i]

The figure shown can be folded into the shape of a cube. In the resulting cube, which of the lettered faces is opposite the face marked $x$? [asy] defaultpen(linewidth(0.7)); path p=origin--(0,1)--(1,1)--(1,2)--(2,2)--(2,3); draw(p^^(2,3)--(4,3)^^shift(2,0)*p^^(2,0)--origin); draw(shift(1,0)*p, dashed); label("$x$", (0.3,0.5), E); label("$A$", (1.3,0.5), E); label("$B$", (1.3,1.5), E); label("$C$", (2.3,1.5), E); label("$D$", (2.3,2.5), E); label("$E$", (3.3,2.5), E);[/asy] $ \mathbf{(A)}\; A\qquad \mathbf{(B)}\; B\qquad \mathbf{(C)}\; C\qquad \mathbf{(D)}\; D\qquad \mathbf{(E)}\; E$

Find all pairs $(x,y)$ of positive integers that satisfy the equation \[y^{2}=x^{3}+16.\]

Let be the regular hexagonal prism $ABCDEFA'B C'D'E'F'$ with the base edge of $12$ and the height of $12 \sqrt{3}$. We denote by $N$ the middle of the edge $CC'$. a) Prove that the lines $BF'$ and $ND$ are perpendicular b) Calculate the distance between the lines $BF'$ and $ND$.

Find the area of the section of a unit cube $ABCDA_1B_1C_1D_1$, when a plane passes through the midpoints of the edges $AB, AD$ and $CC_1$.

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.

For $n \in \mathbb{N}$, consider in $\mathbb{R}^3$ the regular tetrahedron with vertices $O(0, 0, 0)$, $A(n, 9n, 4n)$, $B(9n, 4n, n)$ and $C(4n, n, 9n)$. Show that the number $N$ of points $(x, y, z)$, $[x, y, z \in \mathbb{Z}]$ inside or on the boundary of the tetrahedron $OABC$ is given by$$N=\frac{343n^3}{3}+\frac{35n^2}{2}+\frac{7n}{6}+1$$

It is given a tetrahedron with vertices $A,B,C,D$. (a) Prove that there exists a vertex of the tetrahedron with the following property: the three edges of that tetrahedron through that vertex can form a triangle. (b) On the edges $DA,DB$ and $DC$ there are given the points $M,N$ and $P$ for which: $$DM=\frac{DA}n,\enspace DN=\frac{DB}{n+1}\enspace DP=\frac{DC}{n+2}$$where $n$ is a natural number. The plane defined by the points $M,N$ and $P$ is $\alpha_n$. Prove that all planes $\alpha_n$, $(n=1,2,3,\ldots)$ pass through a single straight line.

The altitudes of a tetrahedron meet at a single point. Prove that this point, the centroid of one face of the tetrahedron, the foot of the altitude on that face, and the three points dividing the other three altitudes in ratio $2:1$ (closer to the feet) all lie on a sphere.

Let $\,S\,$ be a finite set of points in three-dimensional space. Let $\,S_{x},\,S_{y},\,S_{z}\,$ be the sets consisting of the orthogonal projections of the points of $\,S\,$ onto the $yz$-plane, $zx$-plane, $xy$-plane, respectively. Prove that \[ \vert S\vert^{2}\leq \vert S_{x} \vert \cdot \vert S_{y} \vert \cdot \vert S_{z} \vert, \] where $\vert A \vert$ denotes the number of elements in the finite set $A$. [hide="Note"] Note: The orthogonal projection of a point onto a plane is the foot of the perpendicular from that point to the plane. [/hide]

In the interior of a cube we consider $\displaystyle 2003$ points. Prove that one can divide the cube in more than $\displaystyle 2003^3$ cubes such that any point lies in the interior of one of the small cubes and not on the faces.

None face of a tetrahedron is isosceles triangle. How many kinds of lengths of edges do the tetrahedron have at least? $\text{(A)}3\qquad\text{(B)}4\qquad\text{(C)}5\qquad\text{(D)}6$

We want to paint some identically-sized cubes so that each face of each cube is painted a solid color and each cube is painted with six different colors. If we have seven different colors to choose from, how many distinguishable cubes can we produce?

In space, $n$ wire triangles are situated so that any two of them have a common vertex and each vertex is the vertex of $k$ triangles. Find all $n$ and $k$ for which this is possible.

Let $A,B,C,D$ be four points in space, and $M$ and $N$ be the midpoints of $AC$ and $BD$, respectively. Show that $$AB^2+BC^2+CD^2+DA^2 = AC^2+BD^2+4MN^2$$