Found problems: 111
The base of an inclined prism is a triangle $ABC$. The perpendicular projection of $B_1$, one of the top vertices, is the midpoint of $BC$. The dihedral angle between the lateral faces through $BC$ and $AB$ is $\alpha$, and the lateral edges of the prism make an angle $\beta$ with the base. If $r_1, r_2, r_3$ are exradii of a perpendicular section of the prism, assuming that in $ABC, \cos^2 A + \cos^2 B + \cos^2 C = 1, \angle A < \angle B < \angle C,$ and $BC = a$, calculate $r_1r_2 + r_1r_3 + r_2r_3.$
Let $P$ be a given (non-degenerate) polyhedron. Prove that there is a constant $c(P)>0$ with the following property: If a collection of $n$ balls whose volumes sum to $V$ contains the entire surface of $P,$ then $n>c(P)/V^2.$
For which natural number $n$ is it possible to place natural number from 1 to $3n$ on the edges of a right $n$-angled prism (on each edge there is exactly one number placed and each one is used exactly 1 time) in such a way, that the sum of all the numbers, that surround each face is the same?
A regular triangular prism has the altitude $h,$ and the two bases of the prism are equilateral triangles with side length $a.$ Dream-holes are made in the centers of both bases, and the three lateral faces are mirrors. Assume that a ray of light, entering the prism through the dream-hole in the upper base, then being reflected once by any of the three mirrors, quits the prism through the dream-hole in the lower base. Find the angle between the upper base and the light ray at the moment when the light ray entered the prism, and the length of the way of the light ray in the interior of the prism.
a) Prove that we can assign one of the numbers $1$ or $-1$ to the vertices of a cube such that the product of the numbers assigned to the vertices of any face is equal to $-1$.
b) Prove that for a hexagonal prism such a mapping is not possible.
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 $ND$.
The right prism $[A_1A_2A_3\ldots A_nA_1'A_2'A_3'\ldots A_n'],n\in\mathbb{N},n\ge 3$, has a convex polygon as its base. It is known that $A_1A_2'\perp A_2A_3',A_2A_3'\perp A_3A_4',$$\ldots A_{n-1}A_n'\perp A_nA_1', A_nA_1'\perp A_1A_2'$. Show that:
$a)$ $n=3$;
$b)$ the prism is regular.
The right prism $ABCA'B'C'$, with $AB = AC = BC = a$, has the property that there exists an unique point $M \in (BB')$ so that $AM \perp MC'$. Find the measure of the angle of the straight line $AM$ and the plane $(ACC')$ .
A cylindrical tank with radius $ 4$ feet and height $ 9$ feet is lying on its side. The tank is filled with water to a depth of $ 2$ feet. What is the volume of the water, in cubic feet?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 24\pi \minus{} 36 \sqrt {2} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 24\pi \minus{} 24 \sqrt {3} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 36\pi \minus{} 36 \sqrt {3} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 36\pi \minus{} 24 \sqrt {2} \\ \textbf{(E)}\ 48\pi \minus{} 36 \sqrt {3}$
A right prism with height $h$ has bases that are regular hexagons with sides of length $12$. A vertex $A$ of the prism and its three adjacent vertices are the vertices of a triangular pyramid. The dihedral angle (the angle between the two planes) formed by the face of the pyramid that lies in a base of the prism and the face of the pyramid that does not contain $A$ measures $60^\circ$. Find $h^2$.
We say that a prism is [i]binary[/i] if there exists a labelling of the vertices of the prism with integers from the set $\{-1,1\}$ such that the product of the numbers assigned to the vertices of each face (base or lateral face) is equal to $-1$.
a) Prove that any [i]binary[/i] prism has the number of total vertices divisible by 8;
b) Prove that any prism with 2000 vertices is [i]binary[/i].
Consider the right prism with the rhombus with side $a$ and acute angle $60^{\circ}$ as a base. This prism was intersected by some plane intersecting its side edges, such that the cross-section of the prism and the plane is a square. Determine all possible lengths of the side of this square.
Each corner of a rectangular prism is cut off. Two (of the eight) cuts are shown. How many edges does the new figure have?
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draw((0,0)--(3,0)--(3,3)--(0,3)--cycle);
draw((3,0)--(5,2)--(5,5)--(2,5)--(0,3));
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$ \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]
Three edges of a parallelepiped lie on three intersecting diagonals of the lateral faces of a triangular prism. Find the ratio of the volumes of the parallelepiped and the prism.
A point $P$ in the interior of a convex polyhedron in Euclidean space is called a [i]pivot point[/i] of the polyhedron if every line through $P$ contains exactly $0$ or $2$ vertices of the polyhedron. Determine, with proof, the maximum number of pivot points that a polyhedron can contain.
Prove the following:
a) If $ABCA'B'C'$ is a right prism and $M \in (BC), N \in (CA), P \in (AB)$ such that $A'M, B'N$ and $C'P$ are perpendicular each other and concurrent, then the prism $ABCA'B'C'$ is regular.
b) If $ABCA'B'C'$ is a regular prism and $\frac{AA'}{AB}=\frac{\sqrt6}{4}$ , then there are $M \in (BC), N \in (CA), P \in (AB)$ so that the lines $A'M, B'N$ and $C'P$ are perpendicular each other and concurrent.
Consider the regular quadrilateral prism $ABCDA'B'C 'D'$, in which $AB = a,AA' = \frac{a \sqrt {2}}{2}$, and $M$ is the midpoint of $B' C'$. Let $F$ be the foot of the perpendicular from $B$ on line $MC$, Let determine the measure of the angle between the planes $(BDF)$ and $(HBS)$.
The prism with the regular octagonal base and with all edges of the length equal to $1$ is given. The points $M_{1},M_{2},\cdots,M_{10}$ are the midpoints of all the faces of the prism. For the point $P$ from the inside of the prism denote by $P_{i}$ the intersection point (not equal to $M_{i}$) of the line $M_{i}P$ with the surface of the prism. Assume that the point $P$ is so chosen that all associated with $P$ points $P_{i}$ do not belong to any edge of the prism and on each face lies exactly one point $P_{i}$. Prove that \[\sum_{i=1}^{10}\frac{M_{i}P}{M_{i}P_{i}}=5\]
Let $V$ be a rectangular prism with integer side lengths. The largest face has area $240$ and the smallest face has area $48$. A third face has area $x$, where $x$ is not equal to $48$ or $240$. What is the sum of all possible values of $x$?
A $n \times n \times n$ cube is constructed using $1 \times 1 \times 1$ cubes, some of them black and others white, such that in each $n \times 1 \times 1$, $1 \times n \times 1$, and $1 \times 1 \times n$ subprism there are exactly two black cubes, and they are separated by an even number of white cubes (possibly 0).
Show it is possible to replace half of the black cubes with white cubes such that each $n \times 1 \times 1$, $1 \times n \times 1$ and $1 \times 1 \times n$ subprism contains exactly one black cube.
A unit cube is cut twice to form three triangular prisms, two of which are congruent, as shown in Figure 1. The cube is then cut in the same manner along the dashed lines shown in Figure 2. This creates nine pieces. What is the volume of the piece that contains vertex $ W$?
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label("Figure 2",(5,-0.5,2));[/asy]$ \textbf{(A)}\ \frac {1}{12}\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac {1}{9}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac {1}{8}\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {1}{6}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac {1}{4}$
The segments $[AD], [BE]$ and $[CF]$ are the side edges of the right triangle prism. (the equilateral triangle is a base) Find all the points in its base $ABC$, situated on the equal distances from the $(AE), (BF)$ and $(CD)$ lines.
Using white cubes of side $1$, a prism (without holes) was assembled. The faces of the prism were painted black. It is known that the cubes left with exactly $4$ white faces are $20$ in total. Determine what the dimensions of the prism can be. Give all the possibilities.
We consider a prism which has the upper and inferior basis the pentagons: $A_{1}A_{2}A_{3}A_{4}A_{5}$ and $B_{1}B_{2}B_{3}B_{4}B_{5}$. Each of the sides of the two pentagons and the segments $A_{i}B_{j}$ with $i,j=1,\ldots$,5 is colored in red or blue. In every triangle which has all sides colored there exists one red side and one blue side. Prove that all the 10 sides of the two basis are colored in the same color.
In a convex $n$-gonal prism all sides are equal. For what $n$ is this prism right?