Olympiad problems

2010 Iran MO (3rd Round), 2

[b]rolling cube[/b] $a$,$b$ and $c$ are natural numbers. we have a $(2a+1)\times (2b+1)\times (2c+1)$ cube. this cube is on an infinite plane with unit squares. you call roll the cube to every side you want. faces of the cube are divided to unit squares and the square in the middle of each face is coloured (it means that if this square goes on a square of the plane, then that square will be coloured.) prove that if any two of lengths of sides of the cube are relatively prime, then we can colour every square in plane. time allowed for this question was 1 hour.

2003 AIME Problems, 6

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry

The sum of the areas of all triangles whose vertices are also vertices of a $1\times 1 \times 1$ cube is $m+\sqrt{n}+\sqrt{p}$, where $m$, $n$, and $p$ are integers. Find $m+n+p$.

1998 Romania Team Selection Test, 2

Tags: geometry , trigonometry , 3d geometry , prism , inequalities

A parallelepiped has surface area 216 and volume 216. Show that it is a cube.

2012 Oral Moscow Geometry Olympiad, 4

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , polyhedron

Inside the convex polyhedron, the point $P$ and several lines $\ell_1,\ell_2, ..., \ell_n$ passing through $P$ and not lying in the same plane. To each face of the polyhedron we associate one of the lines $l_1, l_2, ..., l_n$ that forms the largest angle with the plane of this face (if there are there are several direct ones, we will choose any of them). Prove that there is a face that intersects with its corresponding line.

1955 Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, 301

Tags: trihedral angle , acute , 3d geometry , geometry , angle

Given a trihedral angle with vertex $O$. Find whether there is a planar section $ABC$ such that the angles $\angle OAB$, $\angle OBA$, $\angle OBC$, $\angle OCB$, $\angle OAC$, $\angle OCA$ are acute.

1998 National High School Mathematics League, 6

Tags: 3d geometry , geometry

In the 27 points of a cube: 8 vertexes, 12 midpoints of edges, 6 centers of surfaces, and the center of the cube, the number of groups of three collinear points is $\text{(A)}57\qquad\text{(B)}49\qquad\text{(C)}43\qquad\text{(D)}37$

2000 Moldova National Olympiad, Problem 8

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry

A rectangular parallelepiped has dimensions $a,b,c$ that satisfy the relation $3a+4b+10c=500$, and the length of the main diagonal $20\sqrt5$. Find the volume and the total area of the surface of the parallelepiped.

1961 Poland - Second Round, 2

Tags: geometry , tetrahedron , 3d geometry , concurrency

Prove that all the heights of a tetrahedron intersect at one point if and only if the sums of the squares of the opposite edges are equal.

1985 Traian Lălescu, 1.3

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry

We have a parallelepiped $ ABCDA'B'C'D' $ in which the top ($ A'B'C'D' $) and the ground ($ ABCD $) are connected by four vertical edges, and $ \angle DAB=30^{\circ} . $ Through $ AB, $ a plane inersects the parallelepiped at an angle of $ 30 $ with respect to the ground, delimiting two interior sections. Find the area of these interior sections in function of the length of $ AA'. $

2013 Romania Team Selection Test, 1

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , modular arithmetic , symmetry , algebra , polynomial , number theory

Given an integer $n\geq 2,$ let $a_{n},b_{n},c_{n}$ be integer numbers such that \[ \left( \sqrt[3]{2}-1\right) ^{n}=a_{n}+b_{n}\sqrt[3]{2}+c_{n}\sqrt[3]{4}. \] Prove that $c_{n}\equiv 1\pmod{3} $ if and only if $n\equiv 2\pmod{3}.$

1981 Brazil National Olympiad, 6

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , octahedron , volume , cube

The centers of the faces of a cube form a regular octahedron of volume $V$. Through each vertex of the cube we may take the plane perpendicular to the long diagonal from the vertex. These planes also form a regular octahedron. Show that its volume is $27V$.

2024 JHMT HS, 10

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , sphere , tetrahedron

One triangular face $F$ of a tetrahedron $\mathcal{T}$ has side lengths $\sqrt{5}$, $\sqrt{65}$, and $2\sqrt{17}$. The other three faces of $\mathcal{T}$ are right triangles whose hypotenuses coincide with the sides of $F$. There exists a sphere inside $\mathcal{T}$ tangent to all four of its faces. Compute the radius of this sphere.

Denmark (Mohr) - geometry, 1996.3

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , sphere , ratio , cube

This year's gift idea from BabyMath consists of a series of nine colored plastic containers of decreasing size, alternating in shape like a cube and a sphere. All containers can open and close with a convenient hinge, and each container can hold just about anything next in line. The largest and smallest container are both cubes. Determine the relationship between the edge lengths of these cubes.

2019 District Olympiad, 2

Tags: parallelepiped , geometry , 3d geometry , cube , geometric inequality

Let $ABCDA'B'C'D'$ be a rectangular parallelepiped and $M,N, P$ projections of points $A, C$ and $B'$ respectively on the diagonal $BD'$. a) Prove that $BM + BN + BP = BD'$. b) Prove that $3 (AM^2 + B'P^2 + CN^2)\ge 2D'B^2$ if and only if $ABCDA'B'C'D'$ is a cube.

1981 IMO Shortlist, 5

Tags: probability , 3d geometry , combinatorics , combinatorial geometry , counting

A cube is assembled with $27$ white cubes. The larger cube is then painted black on the outside and disassembled. A blind man reassembles it. What is the probability that the cube is now completely black on the outside? Give an approximation of the size of your answer.

1978 Germany Team Selection Test, 5

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , pyramid , combinatorics

Let $E$ be a finite set of points such that $E$ is not contained in a plane and no three points of $E$ are collinear. Show that at least one of the following alternatives holds: (i) $E$ contains five points that are vertices of a convex pyramid having no other points in common with $E;$ (ii) some plane contains exactly three points from $E.$

2002 National High School Mathematics League, 9

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , pyramid

Points $P_1,P_2,P_3,P_4$ are vertexes of a regular triangular pyramid, and $P_5,P_6,P_7,P_8,P_9,P_{10}$ midpoints of edges. The number of groups $(P_1,P_i,P_j,P_k)(1<i<j<k\leq10)$ that $P_1,P_i,P_j,P_k$ are coplane is________.

1993 French Mathematical Olympiad, Problem 5

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , tetrahedron , inequalities

(a) Let there be two given points $A,B$ in the plane. i. Find the triangles $MAB$ with the given area and the minimal perimeter. ii. Find the triangles $MAB$ with a given perimeter and the maximal area. (b) In a tetrahedron of volume $V$, let $a,b,c,d$ be the lengths of its four edges, no three of which are coplanar, and let $L=a+b+c+d$. Determine the maximum value of $\frac V{L^3}$.

1960 Polish MO Finals, 2

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , tetrahedron , trigonometry

A plane is drawn through the height of a regular tetrahedron, which intersects the planes of the lateral faces along $ 3 $ lines that form angles $ \alpha $, $ \beta $, $ \gamma $ with the plane of the tetrahedron's base. Prove that $$ tg^2 \alpha + tg^2 \beta + tg^2 \gamma =12.$$

1992 Poland - First Round, 10

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry

Let $C$ be a cube and let $f: C \longrightarrow C$ be a surjection with $|PQ| \geq |f(P)f(Q)|$ for all $P,Q \in C$. Prove that $f$ is an isometry.

1990 Vietnam National Olympiad, 3

Tags: 3d geometry , tetrahedron , geometry

A tetrahedron is to be cut by three planes which form a parallelepiped whose three faces and all vertices lie on the surface of the tetrahedron. (a) Can this be done so that the volume of the parallelepiped is at least $ \frac{9}{40}$ of the volume of the tetrahedron? (b) Determine the common point of the three planes if the volume of the parallelepiped is $ \frac{11}{50}$ of the volume of the tetrahedron.

2022 Purple Comet Problems, 20

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry

Let $\mathcal{S}$ be a sphere with radius $2.$ There are $8$ congruent spheres whose centers are at the vertices of a cube, each has radius $x,$ each is externally tangent to $3$ of the other $7$ spheres with radius $x,$ and each is internally tangent to $\mathcal{S}.$ There is a sphere with radius $y$ that is the smallest sphere internally tangent to $\mathcal{S}$ and externally tangent to $4$ spheres with radius $x.$ There is a sphere with radius $z$ centered at the center of $\mathcal{S}$ that is externally tangent to all $8$ of the spheres with radius $x.$ Find $18x + 5y + 4z.$

2019 Tournament Of Towns, 5

Tags: orthogonal projection , projection , 3d geometry , geometry , tetrahedron , trapezoid

The orthogonal projection of a tetrahedron onto a plane containing one of its faces is a trapezoid of area $1$, which has only one pair of parallel sides. a) Is it possible that the orthogonal projection of this tetrahedron onto a plane containing another its face is a square of area $1$? b) The same question for a square of area $1/2019$. (Mikhail Evdokimov)

1987 National High School Mathematics League, 8

Tags: 3d geometry , tetrahedron , geometry

We have two triangles that lengths of its sides are $3,4,5$, one triangle that lengths of its sides are $4,5,\sqrt{41}$, one triangle that lengths of its sides are $\frac{5}{6}\sqrt2,4,5$. The number of tetrahedrons with such four surfaces is________.

1967 IMO Longlists, 32

Tags: geometry , 3d geometry , sphere , volume

Determine the volume of the body obtained by cutting the ball of radius $R$ by the trihedron with vertex in the center of that ball, it its dihedral angles are $\alpha, \beta, \gamma.$