An arbitrary point $M$ is taken on the basis of a regular triangular pyramid. Let $K$, $L$, $N$ be the projections of $M$ onto the lateral faces of this pyramid, and $P$ be the intersection point of the medians of the triangle $KLN$. Prove that the straight line passing through the points $M$ and$ P$ intersects the height of the pyramid (or its extension). Let us denote this intersection point by $E$. Find $MP: PE$ if the dihedral angles at the base of the pyramid are equal to $a$.

In the adjoining figure, $PQ$ is a diagonal of the cube. If $PQ$ has length $a$, then the surface area of the cube is $\text{(A)}\ 2a^2 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 2\sqrt{2}a^2 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 2\sqrt{3}a^2 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 3\sqrt{3}a^2 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 6a^2$

Let $ ABCDA’B’C’D’ $ a cube. $ M,P $ are the midpoints of $ AB, $ respectively, $ DD’. $ [b]a)[/b] Show that $ MP, A’C $ are perpendicular, but not coplanar. [b]b)[/b] Calculate the distance between the lines above.

Consider a polyhedron with at least five faces such that exactly three edges emerge from each of its vertices. Two players play the following game: Each, in turn, signs his or her name on a previously unsigned face. The winner is the player who first succeeds in signing three faces that share a common vertex. Show that the player who signs first will always win by playing as well as possible.

Let $A$, $B$, $C$, and $D$ be the vertices of a regular tetrahedron, each of whose edges measures 1 meter. A bug, starting from vertex $A$, observes the following rule: at each vertex it chooses one of the three edges meeting at that vertex, each edge being equally likely to be chosen, and crawls along that edge to the vertex at its opposite end. Let $p = n/729$ be the probability that the bug is at vertex $A$ when it has crawled exactly 7 meters. Find the value of $n$.

Given a tetrahedron $A_1A_2A_3A_4$, define an $A_1$-exsphere such a sphere that is tangent to all planes given by faces of the tetrahedron and the vertex $A_1$ and the sphere are separated by the plane $A_2A_3A_4.$ Denote $\varrho_1,\ldots,\varrho_4$ of all four exspheres. Furthermore, denote $v_i, i=1,\ldots,4$ the distance of the vertex $A_i$ from the opposite face. Show that \[2\left(\frac{1}{v_1}+\frac{1}{v_2}+\frac{1}{v_3}+\frac{1}{v_4}\right)=\frac{1}{\varrho_1}+\frac{1}{\varrho_2}+\frac{1}{\varrho_3}+\frac{1}{\varrho_4}.\]

Given a real number $x,$ let $\lfloor x \rfloor$ denote the greatest integer less than or equal to $x.$ For a certain integer $k,$ there are exactly $70$ positive integers $n_{1}, n_{2}, \ldots, n_{70}$ such that $k=\lfloor\sqrt[3]{n_{1}}\rfloor = \lfloor\sqrt[3]{n_{2}}\rfloor = \cdots = \lfloor\sqrt[3]{n_{70}}\rfloor$ and $k$ divides $n_{i}$ for all $i$ such that $1 \leq i \leq 70.$ Find the maximum value of $\frac{n_{i}}{k}$ for $1\leq i \leq 70.$

A number of spheres with radius $ 1$ are being placed in the form of a square pyramid. First, there is a layer in the form of a square with $ n^2$ spheres. On top of that layer comes the next layer with $ (n\minus{}1)^2$ spheres, and so on. The top layer consists of only one sphere. Compute the height of the pyramid.

Let $A_1A_2A_3A_4$ be a tetrahedron. Consider the sphere centered at $A_1$ which is tangent to the face $A_2A_3A_4$ of the tetrahedron. Show that the surface area of the part of the sphere which is inside the tetrahedron is less than the area of the triangle $A_2A_3A_4$. [i]Sorin Rădulescu[/i]

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.

An ant walks on the interior surface of a cube, he moves on a straight line. If ant reaches to an edge the he moves on a straight line on cube's net. Also if he reaches to a vertex he will return his path. a) Prove that for each beginning point ant can has infinitely many choices for his direction that its path becomes periodic. b) Prove that if if the ant starts from point $A$ and its path is periodic, then for each point $B$ if ant starts with this direction, then his path becomes periodic.

A parallelogram of paper with sides $25$ and $10$ is given. The distance between the longer sides is $6$. The paper should be cut into exactly two parts in such a way that one can stick both the pieces together and fold it in a suitable manner to form a cube of suitable edge length without any further cuts and overlaps. Show that it is really possible and describe such a fragmentation.

Let $ S_k $ be the symmetry of the plane with respect to the line $ k $. Prove that equality holds for every lines $ a, b, c $ contained in one plane $$ S_aS_bS_cS_aS_bS_cS_bS_cS_aS_bS_cS_a = S_bS_cS_aS_bS_cS_aS_aS_bS_cS_aS_bS_c$$

Prove that if in the tetrahedron $ ABCD $ we have $ AB = CD $, $ AC = BD $, $ AD = BC $, then all faces of the tetrahedron are acute-angled triangles.

There are given 2050 points in a unit cube. Show that there are 5 points lying in an (open) ball with the radius 1/9.

We consider a cube with sides of length 1. Prove that a tetrahedron with vertices in the set of the vertices of the cube has the volume $\dfrac 16$ if and only if 3 of the vertices of the tetrahedron are vertices on the same face of the cube. [i]Dinu Serbanescu[/i]

Find the positive integers $n$ that are not divisible by $3$ if the number $2^{n^2-10}+2133$ is a perfect cube. [hide="Note"] [color=#BF0000]The wording of this problem is perhaps not the best English. As far as I am aware, just solve the diophantine equation $x^3=2^{n^2-10}+2133$ where $x,n \in \mathbb{N}$ and $3\nmid n$.[/color][/hide]

In the space $n \geq 3$ points are given. Every pair of points determines some distance. Suppose all distances are different. Connect every point with the nearest point. Prove that it is impossible to obtain (closed) polygonal line in such a way.

A $ 3\times3\times3$ cube composed of $ 27$ unit cubes rests on a horizontal plane. Determine the number of ways of selecting two distinct unit cubes from a $ 3\times3\times1$ block (the order is irrelevant) with the property that the line joining the centers of the two cubes makes a $ 45^\circ$ angle with the horizontal plane.

At the vertices $A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H$ of a cube, $2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2007$ and $2006$ stones respectively are placed. It is allowed to move a stone from a vertex to each of its three neighbours, or to move a stone to a vertex from each of its three neighbours. Which of the following arrangements of stones at $A, B, \ldots , H$ can be obtained? $(\text{a})\quad 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2005;$ $(\text{b})\quad 2002, 2003, 2004, 2001, 2006, 2005, 2008, 2007;$ $(\text{c})\quad 2004, 2002, 2003, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2007, 2006.$

Each corner of a rectangular prism is cut off. Two (of the eight) cuts are shown. How many edges does the new figure have? [asy] draw((0,0)--(3,0)--(3,3)--(0,3)--cycle); draw((3,0)--(5,2)--(5,5)--(2,5)--(0,3)); draw((3,3)--(5,5)); draw((2,0)--(3,1.8)--(4,1)--cycle,linewidth(1)); draw((2,3)--(4,4)--(3,2)--cycle,linewidth(1));[/asy] $ \text{(A)}\ 24\qquad\text{(B)}\ 30\qquad\text{(C)}\ 36\qquad\text{(D)}\ 42\qquad\text{(E)}\ 48 $ [i]Assume that the planes cutting the prism do not intersect anywhere in or on the prism.[/i]

Let be a cube $ ABCDA'BC'D' $ such that $ AB=1, $ and let $ M,N,P,Q $ be points on the segments $ A'B',C'D',A'D', $ respectively, $ BC, $ excluding their extremities. [b]a)[/b] If $ MN $ is perpendicular to $ PQ, $ then $ AM+A'P+CQ+CN=3. $ [b]b)[/b] If $ MN $ and $ PQ $ are concurrent, then $ AM\cdot CQ=A'P\cdot CN. $

Given a plane $P$ in space. For a figure $A$, call orthogonal projection the whole of points of intersection between the perpendicular drawn from each point in $A$ and $P$. Answer the following questions. (1) Let a plane $Q$ intersects with the plane $P$ by angle $\theta\ \left(0<\theta <\frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ between the planes, that is to say,　the angles between two lines, is $\theta$, which can be generated by cuttng $P,\ Q$ by a plane which is perpendicular to the line of intersection of $P$ and $Q$.　Find the maximum and minimum length of the orthogonal projection of the line segment in length 1 on $Q$ on to $P$.. (2) Consider $Q$ in (1). Find the area of the orthogonal projection of a equilateral triangle on $Q$ with side length 1 onto $P$. (3) What's the shape of the orthogonal projection $T'$ of a regular tetrahedron $T$ with side length 1 on to $P'$, then find the max area of $T'$.

The points $A_1,B_1,C_1,D_1$ and $A_2,B_2,C_2,D_2$ are orthogonal projections of the $ABCD$ tetrahedron vertices on two planes. Prove that it is possible to move one of the planes to provide the parallelness of lines $(A_1A_2), (B_1B_2), (C_1C_2)$ and $(D_1D_2)$ .

Five points are on the surface of of a sphere of radius $1$. Let $a_{\text{min}}$ denote the smallest distance (measured along a straight line in space) between any two of these points. What is the maximum value for $a_{\text{min}}$, taken over all arrangements of the five points?