A right circular cone of volume $ A$, a right circular cylinder of volume $ M$, and a sphere of volume $ C$ all have the same radius, and the common height of the cone and the cylinder is equal to the diameter of the sphere. Then $ \textbf{(A)}\ A \minus{} M \plus{} C \equal{} 0 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ A \plus{} M \equal{} C \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 2A \equal{} M \plus{} C$ $ \textbf{(D)}\ A^2 \minus{} M^2 \plus{} C^2 \equal{} 0 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 2A \plus{} 2M \equal{} 3C$

Given a sphere of radius $ R $ and a plane $ \alpha $ having no common points with this sphere. A point $ S $ moves in the plane $ \alpha $, which is the vertex of a cone tangent to the sphere along a circle with center $ C $. Find the locus of point $ C $. [hide=another is Polish MO 1967 p6] [url=https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6h3388032p31769739]here[/url][/hide]

In a half-ball of radius $3$ is inscribed a cylinder with base lying on the base plane of the half-ball, and another such cylinder with equal volume. If the base-radius of the first cylinder is $\sqrt3$, what is the base-radius of the other one?

A closed pentagonal line is inscribed in a sphere of the diameter $1$, and has all edges of length $\ell$. Prove that $\ell \le \sin \frac{2\pi}{5}$ .

Rosemonde is stacking spheres to make pyramids. She constructs two types of pyramids $S_n$ and $T_n$. The pyramid $S_n$ has $n$ layers, where the top layer is a single sphere and the $i^{th}$ layer is an $i\times $i square grid of spheres for each $2 \le i \le n$. Similarly, the pyramid $T_n$ has $n$ layers where the top layer is a single sphere and the $i^{th}$ layer is $\frac{i(i+1)}{2}$ spheres arranged into an equilateral triangle for each $2 \le i \le n$.

Let $\vec{v_1},\vec{v_2},\vec{v_3},\vec{v_4}$ and $\vec{v_5}$ be vectors in three dimensions. Show that for some $i,j$ in $1,2,3,4,5$, $\vec{v_i}\cdot \vec{v_j}\ge 0$.

Point $A$ and segment $BC$ are given. Determine the locus of points in space which are vertices of right angles with one side passing through $A$, and the other side intersecting segment $BC$.

Logan is constructing a scaled model of his town. The city's water tower stands $ 40$ meters high, and the top portion is a sphere that holds $ 100,000$ liters of water. Logan's miniature water tower holds $ 0.1$ liters. How tall, in meters, should Logan make his tower? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 0.04\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{0.4}{\pi}\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 0.4\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{4}{\pi}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 4$

3 segments $AA_1$, $BB_1$, $CC_1$ in space share a common midpoint $M$. Turns out, the sphere circumscribed about the tetrahedron $MA_1B_1C_1$ is tangent to plane $ABC$ at point $D$. Point $O$ is the circumcenter of triangle $ABC$. Prove that $MO = MD$.

Let $S$ be a great circle with pole $P$. On any great circle through $P$, two points $A$ and $B$ are chosen equidistant from $P$. For any [i] spherical triangle [/i] $ABC$ (the sides are great circles ares), where $C$ is on $S$, prove that the great circle are $CP$ is the angle bisector of angle $C$. [b] Note. [/b] A great circle on a sphere is one whose center is the center of the sphere. A pole of the great circle $S$ is a point $P$ on the sphere such that the diameter through $P$ is perpendicular to the plane of $S$.

Let $n\geq 3$ be integer. Given a regular $n$-polygon $P$ with side length 4 on the plane $z=0$ in the $xyz$-space.Llet $G$ be a circumcenter of $P$. When the center of the sphere $B$ with radius 1 travels round along the sides of $P$, denote by $K_n$ the solid swept by $B$. Answer the following questions. (1) Take two adjacent vertices $P_1,\ P_2$ of $P$. Let $Q$ be the intersection point between the perpendicular dawn from $G$ to $P_1P_2$, prove that $GQ>1$. (2) (i) Express the area of cross section $S(t)$ in terms of $t,\ n$ when $K_n$ is cut by the plane $z=t\ (-1\leq t\leq 1)$. (ii) Express the volume $V(n)$ of $K_n$ in terms of $n$. (3) Denote by $l$ the line which passes through $G$ and perpendicular to the plane $z=0$. Express the volume $W(n)$ of the solid by generated by a rotation of $K_n$ around $l$ in terms of $n$. (4) Find $\lim_{n\to\infty} \frac{V(n)}{W(n)} .$

A sphere is inscribed in a truncated right circular cone as shown. The volume of the truncated cone is twice that of the sphere. What is the ratio of the radius of the bottom base of the truncated cone to the radius of the top base of the truncated cone? [asy] real r=(3+sqrt(5))/2; real s=sqrt(r); real Brad=r; real brad=1; real Fht = 2*s; import graph3; import solids; currentprojection=orthographic(1,0,.2); currentlight=(10,10,5); revolution sph=sphere((0,0,Fht/2),Fht/2); //draw(surface(sph),green+white+opacity(0.5)); //triple f(pair t) {return (t.x*cos(t.y),t.x*sin(t.y),t.x^(1/n)*sin(t.y/n));} triple f(pair t) { triple v0 = Brad*(cos(t.x),sin(t.x),0); triple v1 = brad*(cos(t.x),sin(t.x),0)+(0,0,Fht); return (v0 + t.y*(v1-v0)); } triple g(pair t) { return (t.y*cos(t.x),t.y*sin(t.x),0); } surface sback=surface(f,(3pi/4,0),(7pi/4,1),80,2); surface sfront=surface(f,(7pi/4,0),(11pi/4,1),80,2); surface base = surface(g,(0,0),(2pi,Brad),80,2); draw(sback,rgb(0,1,0)); draw(sfront,rgb(.3,1,.3)); draw(base,rgb(.4,1,.4)); draw(surface(sph),rgb(.3,1,.3)); [/asy] $ \textbf {(A) } \dfrac {3}{2} \qquad \textbf {(B) } \dfrac {1+\sqrt{5}}{2} \qquad \textbf {(C) } \sqrt{3} \qquad \textbf {(D) } 2 \qquad \textbf {(E) } \dfrac {3+\sqrt{5}}{2} $

If all edges of a non-planar quadrilateral tangent the faces of a sphere, prove that all of the points of tangency belong to a plane.

A real number $f(X)\neq 0$ is assigned to each point $X$ in the space. It is known that for any tetrahedron $ABCD$ with $O$ the center of the inscribed sphere, we have : \[ f(O)=f(A)f(B)f(C)f(D). \] Prove that $f(X)=1$ for all points $X$. [i]Proposed by Aleksandar Ivanov[/i]

Each point of the 3-dimensional space is coloured with exactly one of the colours red, green and blue. Let $R$, $G$ and $B$, respectively, be the sets of the lengths of those segments in space whose both endpoints have the same colour (which means that both are red, both are green and both are blue, respectively). Prove that at least one of these three sets includes all non-negative reals.

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 $\alpha, \beta, \gamma.$

A plane cuts a right circular cone of volume $ V$ into two parts. The plane is tangent to the circumference of the base of the cone and passes through the midpoint of the altitude. Find the volume of the smaller part. [i]Original formulation:[/i] A plane cuts a right circular cone into two parts. The plane is tangent to the circumference of the base of the cone and passes through the midpoint of the altitude. Find the ratio of the volume of the smaller part to the volume of the whole cone.

Let $P$ be a polyhedron whose faces are colored black and white so that there are more black faces and no two black faces are adjacent. Show that $P$ is not circumscribed about a sphere.

Prove that the sum of the distances of the vertices of a regular tetrahedron from the center of its circumscribed sphere is less than the sum of the distances of these vertices from any other point in space.

A sphere with unit radius is given. Furthermore, circles $k_0,k_1,\ldots,k_n\ (n\ge3)$ of the same radius $r$ are given on the sphere. The circle $k_0$ is tangent to all other circles $k_i$ and every two circles $k_i,k_{i+1}$ are tangent for $i=1,\ldots,n$ (assuming $k_{n+1}=k_1$). a) Find relation between numbers $n,r.$ b) Determine for which $n$ the described situation can occur and compute the corresponding radius $r.$ (We say non-planar circles are tangent if they have only a single common point and their tangent lines in this point coincide.)

Find the eigenvalues and their multiplicities of the Laplace operator $\Delta = \text{div grad}$ on a sphere of radius $R$ in Euclidean space of dimension $n$.

Fawzi cuts a spherical cheese completely into (at least three) slices of equal thickness. He starts at one end, making successive parallel cuts, working through the cheese until the slicing is complete. The discs exposed by the first two cuts have integral areas. [list](i) Prove that all the discs that he cuts have integral areas. (ii) Prove that the original sphere had integral surface area if, and only if, the area of the second disc that he exposes is even.[/list]

The plane angles at vertex $D$ of the pyramid $ABCD$ are equal to $\alpha$,$\beta$ and $\gamma$ ($\angle CDB = a$). An arbitrary point $M$ is taken on edge $CB$. A ball is inscribed in each of the pyramids $ABDM$ and $ACDM$. Let us draw through $D$ a plane distinct from $BCD$, tangent to both balls and not intersecting the segment connecting the centers of the balls. Let this plane intersect the segment $AM$ at point $P$. What is $\angle ADP$ equal to?

Consider two spheres $\Sigma_1$ and $\Sigma_2$ and a line $\Delta$ not meeting them. Let $C_i$ and $r_i$ be the center and radius of $\Sigma_i$, and let $H_i$ and $d_i$ be the orthogonal projection of $C_i$ onto $\Delta$ and the distance of $C_i$ from $\Delta~(i=1,2)$. For a point $M$ on $\Delta$, let $\delta_i(M)$ be the length of a tangent $MT_i$ to $\Sigma_i$, where $T_i\in\Sigma_i~(i=1,2)$. Find $M$ on $\Delta$ for which $\delta_1(M)+\delta_2(M)$ is minimal.

Prove that the locus of the point of intersection of three mutually perpendicular planes tangent to the surface $$ax^2 + by^2 +cz^2 =1\;\;\; (\text{where}\;\;abc \ne 0)$$ is the sphere $$x^2 +y^2 +z^2 =\frac{1}{a}+\frac{1}{b}+\frac{1}{c}.$$