A fly is being chased by three spiders on the edges of a regular octahedron. The fly has a speed of $50$ meters per second, while each of the spiders has a speed of $r$ meters per second. The spiders choose their starting positions, and choose the fly's starting position, with the requirement that the fly must begin at a vertex. Each bug knows the position of each other bug at all times, and the goal of the spiders is for at least one of them to catch the fly. What is the maximum $c$ so that for any $r<c,$ the fly can always avoid being caught? [i]Author: Anderson Wang[/i]

Find out the maximum value of the numbers of edges of a solid regular octahedron that we can see from a point out of the regular octahedron.(We define we can see an edge $AB$ of the regular octahedron from point $P$ outside if and only if the intersection of non degenerate triangle $PAB$ and the solid regular octahedron is exactly edge $AB$.

For a regular hexahedron and a regular octahedron, all their faces are regular triangles, whose lengths of each side are $a$. Their inradius are $r_1,r_2$. $\frac{r_1}{r_2}=\frac{m}{n}, \gcd(m,n)=1$. Then $mn=$________.

From a regular octahedron with edge $1$, cut off a pyramid about each vertex. The base of each pyramid is a square with edge $\frac 13$. Can copies of the polyhedron so obtained, whose faces are either regular hexagons or squares, be used to tile space?

A cuboctahedron is a solid with 6 square faces and 8 equilateral triangle faces, with each edge adjacent to both a square and a triangle (see picture). Suppose the ratio of the volume of an octahedron to a cuboctahedron with the same side length is $r$. Find $100r^2$. [asy] // dragon96, replacing // [img]http://i.imgur.com/08FbQs.png[/img] size(140); defaultpen(linewidth(.7)); real alpha=10, x=-0.12, y=0.025, r=1/sqrt(3); path hex=rotate(alpha)*polygon(6); pair A = shift(x,y)*(r*dir(330+alpha)), B = shift(x,y)*(r*dir(90+alpha)), C = shift(x,y)*(r*dir(210+alpha)); pair X = (-A.x, -A.y), Y = (-B.x, -B.y), Z = (-C.x, -C.y); int i; pair[] H; for(i=0; i<6; i=i+1) { H[i] = dir(alpha+60*i);} fill(X--Y--Z--cycle, rgb(204,255,255)); fill(H[5]--Y--Z--H[0]--cycle^^H[2]--H[3]--X--cycle, rgb(203,153,255)); fill(H[1]--Z--X--H[2]--cycle^^H[4]--H[5]--Y--cycle, rgb(255,203,153)); fill(H[3]--X--Y--H[4]--cycle^^H[0]--H[1]--Z--cycle, rgb(153,203,255)); draw(hex^^X--Y--Z--cycle); draw(H[1]--B--H[2]^^H[3]--C--H[4]^^H[5]--A--H[0]^^A--B--C--cycle, linewidth(0.6)+linetype("5 5")); draw(H[0]--Z--H[1]^^H[2]--X--H[3]^^H[4]--Y--H[5]);[/asy]

Let $C$ be a cube. By connecting the centres of the faces of $C$ with lines we form an octahedron $O$. By connecting the centers of each face of $O$ with lines we get a smaller cube $C'$. What is the ratio between the side length of $C$ and the side length of $C'$?

Let $ P$ be a polyhedron where every face is a regular polygon, and every edge has length $ 1$. Each vertex of $ P$ is incident to two regular hexagons and one square. Choose a vertex $ V$ of the polyhedron. Find the volume of the set of all points contained in $ P$ that are closer to $ V$ than to any other vertex.

Let $A$, $B$, $C$, $D$, $E$, $F$, $G$, $H$ be the eight vertices of a $30 \times30\times30$ cube as shown. The two figures $ACFH$ and $BDEG$ are congruent regular tetrahedra. Find the volume of the intersection of these two tetrahedra. [asy] import graph; size(12.57cm); real labelscalefactor = 0.5; pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); pen dotstyle = black; real xmin = -3.79, xmax = 8.79, ymin = 0.32, ymax = 4.18; /* image dimensions */ pen ffqqtt = rgb(1,0,0.2); pen ffzzzz = rgb(1,0.6,0.6); pen zzzzff = rgb(0.6,0.6,1); draw((6,3.5)--(8,1.5), zzzzff); draw((7,3)--(5,1), blue); draw((6,3.5)--(7,3), blue); draw((6,3.5)--(5,1), blue); draw((5,1)--(8,1.5), blue); draw((7,3)--(8,1.5), blue); draw((4,3.5)--(2,1.5), ffzzzz); draw((1,3)--(2,1.5), ffqqtt); draw((2,1.5)--(3,1), ffqqtt); draw((1,3)--(3,1), ffqqtt); draw((4,3.5)--(1,3), ffqqtt); draw((4,3.5)--(3,1), ffqqtt); draw((-3,3)--(-3,1), linewidth(1.6)); draw((-3,3)--(-1,3), linewidth(1.6)); draw((-1,3)--(-1,1), linewidth(1.6)); draw((-3,1)--(-1,1), linewidth(1.6)); draw((-3,3)--(-2,3.5), linewidth(1.6)); draw((-2,3.5)--(0,3.5), linewidth(1.6)); draw((0,3.5)--(-1,3), linewidth(1.6)); draw((0,3.5)--(0,1.5), linewidth(1.6)); draw((0,1.5)--(-1,1), linewidth(1.6)); draw((-3,1)--(-2,1.5)); draw((-2,1.5)--(0,1.5)); draw((-2,3.5)--(-2,1.5)); draw((1,3)--(1,1), linewidth(1.6)); draw((1,3)--(3,3), linewidth(1.6)); draw((3,3)--(3,1), linewidth(1.6)); draw((1,1)--(3,1), linewidth(1.6)); draw((1,3)--(2,3.5), linewidth(1.6)); draw((2,3.5)--(4,3.5), linewidth(1.6)); draw((4,3.5)--(3,3), linewidth(1.6)); draw((4,3.5)--(4,1.5), linewidth(1.6)); draw((4,1.5)--(3,1), linewidth(1.6)); draw((1,1)--(2,1.5)); draw((2,3.5)--(2,1.5)); draw((2,1.5)--(4,1.5)); draw((5,3)--(5,1), linewidth(1.6)); draw((5,3)--(6,3.5), linewidth(1.6)); draw((5,3)--(7,3), linewidth(1.6)); draw((7,3)--(7,1), linewidth(1.6)); draw((5,1)--(7,1), linewidth(1.6)); draw((6,3.5)--(8,3.5), linewidth(1.6)); draw((7,3)--(8,3.5), linewidth(1.6)); draw((7,1)--(8,1.5)); draw((5,1)--(6,1.5)); draw((6,3.5)--(6,1.5)); draw((6,1.5)--(8,1.5)); draw((8,3.5)--(8,1.5), linewidth(1.6)); label("$ A $",(-3.4,3.41),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ D $",(-2.16,4.05),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ H $",(-2.39,1.9),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ E $",(-3.4,1.13),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ F $",(-1.08,0.93),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ G $",(0.12,1.76),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ B $",(-0.88,3.05),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ C $",(0.17,3.85),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ A $",(0.73,3.5),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ B $",(3.07,3.08),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ C $",(4.12,3.93),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ D $",(1.69,4.07),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ E $",(0.60,1.15),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ F $",(2.96,0.95),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ G $",(4.12,1.67),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ H $",(1.55,1.82),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ A $",(4.71,3.47),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ B $",(7.14,3.10),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ C $",(8.14,3.82),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ D $",(5.78,4.08),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ E $",(4.6,1.13),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ F $",(6.93,0.96),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ G $",(8.07,1.64),SE*labelscalefactor); label("$ H $",(5.65,1.90),SE*labelscalefactor); dot((-3,3),dotstyle); dot((-3,1),dotstyle); dot((-1,3),dotstyle); dot((-1,1),dotstyle); dot((-2,3.5),dotstyle); dot((0,3.5),dotstyle); dot((0,1.5),dotstyle); dot((-2,1.5),dotstyle); dot((1,3),dotstyle); dot((1,1),dotstyle); dot((3,3),dotstyle); dot((3,1),dotstyle); dot((2,3.5),dotstyle); dot((4,3.5),dotstyle); dot((4,1.5),dotstyle); dot((2,1.5),dotstyle); dot((5,3),dotstyle); dot((5,1),dotstyle); dot((6,3.5),dotstyle); dot((7,3),dotstyle); dot((7,1),dotstyle); dot((8,3.5),dotstyle); dot((8,1.5),dotstyle); dot((6,1.5),dotstyle); [/asy]

Find out the maximum value of the numbers of edges of a solid regular octahedron that we can see from a point out of the regular octahedron.(We define we can see an edge $AB$ of the regular octahedron from point $P$ outside if and only if the intersection of non degenerate triangle $PAB$ and the solid regular octahedron is exactly edge $AB$.

Is it possible to cover the surface of a regular octahedron by several regular hexagons without gaps and overlaps? (A regular octahedron has $6$ vertices, each face is an equilateral triangle, each vertex belongs to $4$ faces.)

A cuboctahedron is a solid with 6 square faces and 8 equilateral triangle faces, with each edge adjacent to both a square and a triangle (see picture). Suppose the ratio of the volume of an octahedron to a cuboctahedron with the same side length is $r$. Find $100r^2$. [asy] // dragon96, replacing // [img]http://i.imgur.com/08FbQs.png[/img] size(140); defaultpen(linewidth(.7)); real alpha=10, x=-0.12, y=0.025, r=1/sqrt(3); path hex=rotate(alpha)*polygon(6); pair A = shift(x,y)*(r*dir(330+alpha)), B = shift(x,y)*(r*dir(90+alpha)), C = shift(x,y)*(r*dir(210+alpha)); pair X = (-A.x, -A.y), Y = (-B.x, -B.y), Z = (-C.x, -C.y); int i; pair[] H; for(i=0; i<6; i=i+1) { H[i] = dir(alpha+60*i);} fill(X--Y--Z--cycle, rgb(204,255,255)); fill(H[5]--Y--Z--H[0]--cycle^^H[2]--H[3]--X--cycle, rgb(203,153,255)); fill(H[1]--Z--X--H[2]--cycle^^H[4]--H[5]--Y--cycle, rgb(255,203,153)); fill(H[3]--X--Y--H[4]--cycle^^H[0]--H[1]--Z--cycle, rgb(153,203,255)); draw(hex^^X--Y--Z--cycle); draw(H[1]--B--H[2]^^H[3]--C--H[4]^^H[5]--A--H[0]^^A--B--C--cycle, linewidth(0.6)+linetype("5 5")); draw(H[0]--Z--H[1]^^H[2]--X--H[3]^^H[4]--Y--H[5]);[/asy]

Prove that we can fill in the three dimensional space with regular tetrahedrons and regular octahedrons, all of which have the same edge-lengths. Also find the ratio of the number of the regular tetrahedrons used and the number of the regular octahedrons used.

$E_1$ and $E_2$ are parallel planes and their distance is $p$. (a) How long is the seitenkante of the regular octahedron such that a side lies in $E_1$ and another in $E_2$? (b) $E$ is a plane between $E_1$ and $E_2$, parallel to $E_1$ and $E_2$, so that its distances from $E_1$ and $E_2$ are in ratio $1:2$ Draw the intersection figure of $E$ and the octahedron for $P=4\sqrt{\frac32}$ cm and justifies, why the that figure must look in such a way

Two regular tetrahedrons $A$ and $B$ are made with the 8 vertices of a unit cube. (this way is unique) What's the volume of $A\cup B$?

Prove that there exists an ellipsoid touching all edges of an octahedron if and only if the octahedron's diagonals intersect. (Here an octahedron is a polyhedron consisting of eight triangular faces, twelve edges, and six vertices such that four faces meat at each vertex. The diagonals of an octahedron are the lines connecting pairs of vertices not connected by an edge).

Given that $O$ is a regular octahedron, that $C$ is the cube whose vertices are the centers of the faces of $O$, and that the ratio of the volume of $O$ to that of $C$ is $\frac{m}{n}$, where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime integers, find $m+n$.

A regular octahedron has side length $ 1$. A plane parallel to two of its opposite faces cuts the octahedron into the two congruent solids. The polygon formed by the intersection of the plane and the octahedron has area $ \frac {a\sqrt {b}}{c}$, where $ a$, $ b$, and $ c$ are positive integers, $ a$ and $ c$ are relatively prime, and $ b$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. What is $ a \plus{} b \plus{} c$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 10\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 11\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 12\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 13\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 14$

For two different regular icosahedrons it is known that some six of their vertices are vertices of a regular octahedron. Find the ratio of the edges of these icosahedrons.

[i]a)[/i] Let $M$ be the set of the lengths of the edges of an octahedron whose sides are congruent quadrangles. Prove that $M$ has at most three elements. [i]b)[/i] Let an octahedron whose sides are congruent quadrangles be given. Prove that each of these quadrangles has two equal sides meeting at a common vertex.

Two distinct regular tetrahedra have all their vertices among the vertices of the same unit cube. What is the volume of the region formed by the intersection of the tetrahedra? $ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{12}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{\sqrt{2}}{12}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{\sqrt{3}}{12}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \frac{1}{6}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{\sqrt{2}}{6} $

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 $27V$.

The centers of the faces of the right rectangular prism shown below are joined to create an octahedron, What is the volume of the octahedron? [asy] import three; size(2inch); currentprojection=orthographic(4,2,2); draw((0,0,0)--(0,0,3),dashed); draw((0,0,0)--(0,4,0),dashed); draw((0,0,0)--(5,0,0),dashed); draw((5,4,3)--(5,0,3)--(5,0,0)--(5,4,0)--(0,4,0)--(0,4,3)--(0,0,3)--(5,0,3)); draw((0,4,3)--(5,4,3)--(5,4,0)); label("3",(5,0,3)--(5,0,0),W); label("4",(5,0,0)--(5,4,0),S); label("5",(5,4,0)--(0,4,0),SE); [/asy] $\textbf{(A) } \dfrac{75}{12} \qquad\textbf{(B) } 10 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 12 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 10\sqrt2 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 15 $

Compute the volume of a regular octahedron circumscribed about a sphere of radius $1$.

Let $W$ be a regular octahedron and $O$ be its center. In a plane $P$ containing $O$ circles $k_1(O,r_1)$ and $k_2(O,r_2)$ are chosen so that $k_1 \subset P\cap W \subset k_2$. Prove that $\frac{r_1}{r_2}\le \frac{\sqrt3}{2}$

The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are randomly written on the faces of a regular octahedron so that each face contains a different number. The probability that no two consecutive numbers, where 8 and 1 are considered to be consecutive, are written on faces that share an edge is $m/n,$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n.$