Found problems: 2265
1986 Poland - Second Round, 3
Let S be a sphere cirucmscribed on a regular tetrahedron with an edge length greater than 1. The sphere $ S $ is represented as the sum of four sets. Prove that one of these sets includes points $ P $, $ Q $ such that the length of the segment $ PQ $ exceeds 1.
2013 Baltic Way, 5
Numbers $0$ and $2013$ are written at two opposite vertices of a cube. Some real numbers are to be written at the remaining $6$ vertices of the cube. On each edge of the cube the difference between the numbers at its endpoints is written. When is the sum of squares of the numbers written on the edges minimal?
1998 ITAMO, 2
Prove that in each polyhedron there exist two faces with the same number of edges.
2011 Cuba MO, 2
A cube of dimensions $20 \times 20 \times 20$ is constructed with blocks of $1 \times 2 \times 2$. Prove that there is a line that passes through the cube but not any block.
1952 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 217
Given three skew lines. Prove that they are pair-wise perpendicular to their pair-wise perpendiculars.
2019 CMIMC, 4
Suppose $\mathcal{T}=A_0A_1A_2A_3$ is a tetrahedron with $\angle A_1A_0A_3 = \angle A_2A_0A_1 = \angle A_3A_0A_2 = 90^\circ$, $A_0A_1=5, A_0A_2=12$ and $A_0A_3=9$. A cube $A_0B_0C_0D_0E_0F_0G_0H_0$ with side length $s$ is inscribed inside $\mathcal{T}$ with $B_0\in \overline{A_0A_1}, D_0 \in \overline{A_0A_2}, E_0 \in \overline{A_0A_3}$, and $G_0\in \triangle A_1A_2A_3$; what is $s$?
2007 Today's Calculation Of Integral, 189
Let $n$ be positive integers. Denote the graph of $y=\sqrt{x}$ by $C,$ and the line passing through two points $(n,\ \sqrt{n})$ and $(n+1,\ \sqrt{n+1})$ by $l.$ Let $V$ be the volume of the solid obtained by revolving the region bounded by $C$ and $l$ around the $x$ axis.Find the positive numbers $a,\ b$ such that $\lim_{n\to\infty}n^{a}V=b.$
1993 Baltic Way, 20
Let $ \mathcal Q$ be a unit cube. We say that a tetrahedron is [b]good[/b] if all its edges are equal and all of its vertices lie on the boundary of $ \mathcal Q$. Find all possible volumes of good tetrahedra.
2001 AMC 10, 21
A right circular cylinder with its diameter equal to its height is inscribed in a right circular cone. The cone has diameter $ 10$ and altitude $ 12$, and the axes of the cylinder and cone coincide. Find the radius of the cylinder.
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac83 \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{30}{11} \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{25}{8} \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{7}{2}$
May Olympiad L2 - geometry, 1995.4
Consider a pyramid whose base is an equilateral triangle $BCD$ and whose other faces are triangles isosceles, right at the common vertex $A$. An ant leaves the vertex $B$ arrives at a point $P$ of the $CD$ edge, from there goes to a point $Q$ of the edge $AC$ and returns to point $B$. If the path you made is minimal, how much is the angle $PQA$ ?
1998 Romania National Olympiad, 3
In the right-angled trapezoid $AB CD$, $AB \parallel CD$, $m( \angle A) = 90°$, $AD = DC = a$ and $AB =2a$. On the perpendiculars raised in $C$ and $D$ on the plane containing the trapezoid one considers points $E$ and $F$ (on the same side of the plane) such that $CE = 2a$ and $DF = a$. Find the distance from the point $B$ to the plane $(AEF)$ and the measure of the angle between the lines $AF$ and $BE$.
1990 Romania Team Selection Test, 4
The six faces of a hexahedron are quadrilaterals. Prove that if seven its vertices lie on a sphere, then the eighth vertex also lies on the sphere.
2001 AMC 10, 17
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]
1989 Tournament Of Towns, (206) 4
Can one draw , on the surface of a Rubik's cube , a closed path which crosses each little square exactly once and does not pass through any vertex of a square?
(S . Fomin, Leningrad)
1990 IMO Longlists, 60
Unit cubes are made into beads by drilling a hole through them along a diagonal. The beads are put on a string in such a way that they can move freely in space under the restriction that the vertices of two neighboring cubes are touching. Let $ A$ be the beginning vertex and $ B$ be the end vertex. Let there be $ p \times q \times r$ cubes on the string $ (p, q, r \geq 1).$
[i](a)[/i] Determine for which values of $ p, q,$ and $ r$ it is possible to build a block with dimensions $ p, q,$ and $ r.$ Give reasons for your answers.
[i](b)[/i] The same question as (a) with the extra condition that $ A \equal{} B.$
1977 Canada National Olympiad, 5
A right circular cone has base radius 1 cm and slant height 3 cm is given. $P$ is a point on the circumference of the base and the shortest path from $P$ around the cone and back to $P$ is drawn (see diagram). What is the minimum distance from the vertex $V$ to this path?
[asy]
import graph;
unitsize(1 cm);
filldraw(shift(-0.15,0.37)*rotate(17)*yscale(0.3)*xscale(1.41)*(Circle((0,0),1)),gray(0.9),nullpen);
draw(yscale(0.3)*(arc((0,0),1.5,0,180)),dashed);
draw(yscale(0.3)*(arc((0,0),1.5,180,360)));
draw((1.5,0)--(0,4)--(-1.5,0));
draw((0,0)--(1.5,0),Arrows);
draw(((1.5,0) + (0.3,0.1))--((0,4) + (0.3,0.1)),Arrows);
draw(shift(-0.15,0.37)*rotate(17)*yscale(0.3)*xscale(1.41)*(arc((0,0),1,0,180)),dashed);
draw(shift(-0.15,0.37)*rotate(17)*yscale(0.3)*xscale(1.41)*(arc((0,0),1,180,360)));
label("$V$", (0,4), N);
label("1 cm", (0.75,-0.5), N);
label("$P$", (-1.5,0), SW);
label("3 cm", (1.7,2));
[/asy]
2014 Miklós Schweitzer, 10
To each vertex of a given triangulation of the two-dimensional sphere, we assign a convex subset of the plane. Assume that the three convex sets corresponding to the three vertices of any two-dimensional face of the triangulation have at least one point in common. Show that there exist four vertices such that the corresponding convex sets have at least one point in common.
1997 Israel Grosman Mathematical Olympiad, 4
Prove that if two altitudes of a tetrahedron intersect, then so do the other two altitudes.
2016 SDMO (Middle School), 4
There is an infinitely tall tetrahedral stack of spheres where each row of the tetrahedron consists of a triangular arrangement of spheres, as shown below. There is $1$ sphere in the top row (which we will call row $0$), $3$ spheres in row $1$, $6$ spheres in row $2$, $10$ spheres in row $3$, etc. The top-most sphere in row $0$ is assigned the number $1$. We then assign each other sphere the sum of the number(s) assigned to the sphere(s) which touch it in the row directly above it. Find a simplified expression in terms of $n$ for the sum of the numbers assigned to each sphere from row $0$ to row $n$.
[asy]
import three;
import solids;
size(8cm);
//currentprojection = perspective(1, 1, 10);
triple backright = (-2, 0, 0), backleft = (-1, -sqrt(3), 0), backup = (-1, -sqrt(3) / 3, 2 * sqrt(6) / 3);
draw(shift(2 * backleft) * surface(sphere(1,20)), white); //2
draw(shift(backleft + backright) * surface(sphere(1,20)), white); //2
draw(shift(2 * backright) * surface(sphere(1,20)), white); //3
draw(shift(backup + backleft) * surface(sphere(1,20)), white);
draw(shift(backup + backright) * surface(sphere(1,20)), white);
draw(shift(2 * backup) * surface(sphere(1,20)), white);
draw(shift(backleft) * surface(sphere(1,20)), white);
draw(shift(backright) * surface(sphere(1,20)), white);
draw(shift(backup) * surface(sphere(1,20)), white);
draw(surface(sphere(1,20)), white);
label("Row 0", 2 * backup, 15 * dir(20));
label("Row 1", backup, 25 * dir(20));
label("Row 2", O, 35 * dir(20));
dot(-backup);
dot(-7 * backup / 8);
dot(-6 * backup / 8);
dot((backleft - backup) + backleft * 2);
dot(5 * (backleft - backup) / 4 + backleft * 2);
dot(6 * (backleft - backup) / 4 + backleft * 2);
dot((backright - backup) + backright * 2);
dot(5 * (backright - backup) / 4 + backright * 2);
dot(6 * (backright - backup) / 4 + backright * 2);
[/asy]
1990 IMO Longlists, 63
Let $ P$ be a point inside a regular tetrahedron $ T$ of unit volume. The four planes passing through $ P$ and parallel to the faces of $ T$ partition $ T$ into 14 pieces. Let $ f(P)$ be the joint volume of those pieces that are neither a tetrahedron nor a parallelepiped (i.e., pieces adjacent to an edge but not to a vertex). Find the exact bounds for $ f(P)$ as $ P$ varies over $ T.$
2019 BMT Spring, 9
Let $ ABCD $ be a tetrahedron with $ \angle ABC = \angle ABD = \angle CBD = 90^\circ $ and $ AB = BC $. Let $ E, F, G $ be points on $ \overline{AD} $, $ BD $, and $ \overline{CD} $, respectively, such that each of the quadrilaterals $ AEFB $, $ BFGC $, and $ CGEA $ have an inscribed circle. Let $ r $ be the smallest real number such that $ \dfrac{[\triangle EFG]}{[\triangle ABC]} \leq r $ for all such configurations $ A, B, C, D, E, F, G $. If $ r $ can be expressed as $ \dfrac{\sqrt{a - b\sqrt{c}}}{d} $ where $ a, b, c, d $ are positive integers with $ \gcd(a, b) $ squarefree and $ c $ squarefree, find $ a + b + c + d $.
Note: Here, $ [P] $ denotes the area of polygon $ P $. (This wasn't in the original test; instead they used the notation $ \text{area}(P) $, which is clear but frankly cumbersome. :P)
1949-56 Chisinau City MO, 3
Prove that the number $N = 10 ...050...01$ (1, 49 zeros, 5 , 99 zeros, 1) is a not cube of an integer.
2013 Baltic Way, 13
All faces of a tetrahedron are right-angled triangles. It is known that three of its edges have the same length $s$. Find the volume of the tetrahedron.
2002 Iran Team Selection Test, 7
$S_{1},S_{2},S_{3}$ are three spheres in $\mathbb R^{3}$ that their centers are not collinear. $k\leq8$ is the number of planes that touch three spheres. $A_{i},B_{i},C_{i}$ is the point that $i$-th plane touch the spheres $S_{1},S_{2},S_{3}$. Let $O_{i}$ be circumcenter of $A_{i}B_{i}C_{i}$. Prove that $O_{i}$ are collinear.
2011 USAMTS Problems, 4
Let $ABCDEF$ and $ABC'D'E'F'$ be regular planar hexagons in three-dimensional space with side length $1$, such that $\angle EAE'=60^{\circ}$. Let $P$ be the convex polyhedron whose vertices are $A$, $B$, $C$, $C'$, $D$, $D'$, $E$, $E'$, $F$, and $F'$.
(a) Find the radius $r$ of the largest sphere that can be enclosed in polyhedron $P$.
(b) Let $S$ be a sphere enclosed in polyhedron $P$ with radius $r$ (as derived in part (a)). The set of possible centers of $S$ is a line segment $\overline{XY}$. Find the length $XY$.