Found problems: 242
The base of the pyramid is a convex quadrangle. Is there necessarily a section of this pyramid that does not intersect the base and is an inscribed quadrangle?
(M. Volchkevich)
A quadrilateral pyramid and a regular tetrahedron have edges that are all equal in length. They are glued together so that they have in common $1$ equilateral triangle . Prove that the resulting body has exactly $5$ sides.
A circumscribed pyramid $ABCDS$ is given. The opposite sidelines of its base meet at points $P$ and $Q$ in such a way that $A$ and $B$ lie on segments $PD$ and $PC$ respectively. The inscribed sphere touches faces $ABS$ and $BCS$ at points $K$ and $L$. Prove that if $PK$ and $QL$ are complanar then the touching point of the sphere with the base lies on $BD$.
Given a quadrangular pyramid $SABCD$, the basis of which is a convex quadrilateral $ABCD$. It is known that the pyramid can be tangent to a sphere. Let $P$ be the point of contact of this sphere with the base $ABCD$. Prove that $\angle APB + \angle CPD = 180^o$.
All edges of the triangular pyramid $ABCD$ are equal in length. Let $M$ be the midpoint of $DB$, $N$ is the point on $\overline{AB}$, such that $2NA=NB$ and $N\not\in AB$ and $P$ is a point on the altitude through point $D$ in $\triangle BCD$. Find $\angle MPD$ if the intersection of the pyramid with the plane $(NMP)$ is a trapezoid.
In convex hexagonal pyramid 11 edges are equal to 1.Find all possible values of 12th edge.
Let $ABCDV$ be a regular quadrangular pyramid with $V$ as the apex. The plane $\lambda$ intersects the $VA$, $VB$, $VC$ and $VD$ at $M$, $N$, $P$, $Q$ respectively. Find $VQ : QD$, if $VM : MA = 2 : 1$, $VN : NB = 1 : 1$ and $VP : PC = 1 : 2$.
In a sign pyramid a cell gets a "+" if the two cells below it have the same sign, and it gets a "-" if the two cells below it have different signs. The diagram below illustrates a sign pyramid with four levels. How many possible ways are there to fill the four cells in the bottom row to produce a "+" at the top of the pyramid?
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unitsize(2cm);
path box = (-0.5,-0.2)--(-0.5,0.2)--(0.5,0.2)--(0.5,-0.2)--cycle;
draw(box); label("$+$",(0,0));
draw(shift(1,0)*box); label("$-$",(1,0));
draw(shift(2,0)*box); label("$+$",(2,0));
draw(shift(3,0)*box); label("$-$",(3,0));
draw(shift(0.5,0.4)*box); label("$-$",(0.5,0.4));
draw(shift(1.5,0.4)*box); label("$-$",(1.5,0.4));
draw(shift(2.5,0.4)*box); label("$-$",(2.5,0.4));
draw(shift(1,0.8)*box); label("$+$",(1,0.8));
draw(shift(2,0.8)*box); label("$+$",(2,0.8));
draw(shift(1.5,1.2)*box); label("$+$",(1.5,1.2));
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$\textbf{(A) } 2 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 4 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 8 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 12 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 16$
Consider a regular triangular pyramid with base $\vartriangle ABC$ and apex $D$. If we have $AB = BC =AC = 6$ and $AD = BD = CD = 4$, calculate the surface area of the circumsphere of the pyramid.
Suppose two regular pyramids with the same base $ABC$: $P-ABC$ and $Q-ABC$ are circumscribed by the same sphere. If the angle formed by one of the lateral face and the base of pyramid $P-ABC$ is $\frac{\pi}{4}$, find the tangent value of the angle formed by one of the lateral face and the base of the pyramid $Q-ABC$.
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 $h^2$.
This figure is cut out from a sheet of paper. Folding the sides upwards along the dashed lines, one gets a (non-equilateral) pyramid with a square base. Calculate the area of the base.
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Let $SABC$ be a regular pyramid, $O$ the center of basis $ABC$, and $M$ the midpoint of $[BC]$. If $N \in [SA]$ such that $SA = 25 \cdot NS$ and $SO \cap MN=\{P\}$, $AM=2\cdot SO$, prove that the planes $(ABP)$ and $(SBC)$ are perpendicular.
Find all convex polyhedra which have no diagonals (that is, for which every segment connecting two vertices lies on the boundary of the polyhedron).
At the base of the triangular pyramid $ABCD$ lies a regular triangle $ABC$ such that $AD = BC$. All plane angles at vertex $B$ are equal to each other. What might these angles be equal to?
Parallelogram $ABCD$ is the base of a pyramid $SABCD$. Planes determined by triangles $ASC$ and $BSD$ are mutually perpendicular. Find the area of the side $ASD$, if areas of sides $ASB,BSC$ and $CSD$ are equal to $x,y$ and $z$, respectively.
We have two concentric circles. A polygon is circumscribed around the smaller circle and is contained entirely inside the greater circle. Perpendiculars from the common center of the circles to the sides of the polygon are extended till they intersect the greater circle. Each of the points obtained is connected with the endpoints of the corresponding side of the polygon . When is the resulting star-shaped polygon the unfolding of a pyramid?
Let $U$ be the sum of lengths of sides of a tetrahedron (triangular pyramid) with vertices $O,A,B,C$. Let $V$ be the volume of the convex shape whose vertices are the midpoints of the sides of the tetrahedron. Show that $V\leq \frac{(U-|OA|-|BC| )(U-|OB|-|AC| )(U-|OC|-|AB| )}{(2^{7} \cdot 3)}$.
The base of a regular quadrilateral pyramid $\pi$ is a square with side length $2a$ and its lateral edge has length a$\sqrt{17}$. Let $M$ be a point inside the pyramid. Consider the five pyramids which are similar to $\pi$ , whose top vertex is at $M$ and whose bases lie in the planes of the faces of $\pi$ . Show that the sum of the surface areas of these five pyramids is greater or equal to one fifth the surface of $\pi$ , and find for which $M$ equality holds.
The base of the quadrangular pyramid $SABCD$ is a quadrilateral $ABCD$, the diagonals of which are perpendicular. The apex of the pyramid is projected at intersection point $O$ of the diagonals of the base. Prove that the feet of the perpendiculars drawn from point $O$ to the side faces of the pyramid lie on one circle.
We have four white equilateral triangles of $3$ cm on each side and join them by their sides to obtain a triangular base pyramid. At each edge of the pyramid we mark two red dots that divide it into three equal parts. Number the red dots, so that when you scroll them in the order they were numbered, result a path with the smallest possible perimeter. How much does that path measure?
Points $A_1$, $B_1$ and $C_1$ are taken on the respective edges $SA$, $SB$, $SC$ of a regular triangular pyramid $SABC$ so that the planes $A_1B_1C_1$ and $ABC$ are parallel. Let $O$ be the center of the sphere passing through $A$, $B$, $C_1$ and $S$. Prove that the line $SO$ is perpendicular to the plane $A_1B_1C$.
A triangular pyramid $ O.ABC$ with base $ ABC$ has the property that the lengths of the altitudes from $ A$, $ B$ and $ C$ are not less than $ \frac{OB \plus{}OC}{2}$, $ \frac{OC \plus{} OA}{2}$ and $ \frac{OA \plus{} OB}{2}$, respectively. Given that the area of $ ABC$ is $ S$, calculate the volume of the pyramid.
Triangle $ ABC$, with sides of length $ 5$, $ 6$, and $ 7$, has one vertex on the positive $ x$-axis, one on the positive $ y$-axis, and one on the positive $ z$-axis. Let $ O$ be the origin. What is the volume of tetrahedron $ OABC$?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \sqrt{85} \qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ \sqrt{90} \qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ \sqrt{95} \qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 10 \qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ \sqrt{105}$
A convex polyhedron $ Q$ has vertices $ V_1,V_2,\ldots,V_n$, and $ 100$ edges. The polyhedron is cut by planes $ P_1,P_2,\ldots,P_n$ in such a way that plane $ P_k$ cuts only those edges that meet at vertex $ V_k$. In addition, no two planes intersect inside or on $ Q$. The cuts produce $ n$ pyramids and a new polyhedron $ R$. How many edges does $ R$ have?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ 200\qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ 2n\qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 300\qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 400\qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 4n$