Found problems: 473
Let $r$ be a real such that $0<r\leq 1$. Denote by $V(r)$ the volume of the solid formed by all points of $(x,\ y,\ z)$ satisfying
\[x^2+y^2+z^2\leq 1,\ x^2+y^2\leq r^2\]
in $xyz$-space.
(1) Find $V(r)$.
(2) Find $\lim_{r\rightarrow 1-0} \frac{V(1)-V(r)}{(1-r)^{\frac 32}}.$
(3) Find $\lim_{r\rightarrow +0} \frac{V(r)}{r^2}.$
Three mutually perpendicular rays $O_x,O_y,O_z$ and three points $A,B,C$ on $O_x,O_y,O_z$, respectively. A variable sphere є through $A, B,C$ meets $O_x,O_y,O_z$ again at $A', B',C'$, respectively. Let $M$ and $M'$ be the centroids of triangles $ABC$ and $A'B'C'$. Find the locus of the midpoint of $MM'$.
Let $A,B,C$ be variable points on edges $OX,OY,OZ$ of a trihedral angle $OXYZ$, respectively.
Let $OA = a, OB = b, OC = c$ and $R$ be the radius of the circumsphere $S$ of $OABC$.
Prove that if points $A,B,C$ vary so that $a+b+c = R+l$, then the sphere $S$ remains tangent to a fixed sphere.
Consider a system of infinitely many spheres made of metal, with centers at points $(a, b, c) \in \mathbb Z^3$. We say that the system is stable if the temperature of each sphere equals the average temperature of the six closest spheres. Assuming that all spheres in a stable system have temperatures between $0^\circ C$ and $1^\circ C$, prove that all the spheres have the same temperature.
Consider a sphere and a plane $\pi$. For a variable point $M \in \pi$, exterior to the sphere, one considers the circular cone with vertex in $M$ and tangent to the sphere. Find the locus of the centers of all circles which appear as tangent points between the sphere and the cone.
[i]Octavian Stanasila[/i]
Find the largest possible volume for a tetrahedron which lies inside a hemisphere of radius $1$.
We are given $n$ mass points of equal mass in space. We define a sequence of points $O_1,O_2,O_3,\ldots $ as follows: $O_1$ is an arbitrary point (within the unit distance of at least one of the $n$ points); $O_2$ is the centre of gravity of all the $n$ given points that are inside the unit sphere centred at $O_1$;$O_3$ is the centre of gravity of all of the $n$ given points that are inside the unit sphere centred at $O_2$; etc. Prove that starting from some $m$, all points $O_m,O_{m+1},O_{m+2},\ldots$ coincide.
We have an empty equilateral triangle with length of a side $l$. We put the triangle, horizontally, over a sphere of radius $r$. Clearly, if the triangle is small enough, the triangle is held by the sphere. Which is the distance between any vertex of the triangle and the centre of the sphere (as a function of $l$ and $r$)?
Suppose that in a unit sphere in Euclidean space, there are $2m$ points $x_1, x_2, ..., x_{2m}.$ Prove that it's possible to partition them into two sets of $m$ points in such a way that the centers of mass of these sets are at a distance of at most $\frac{2}{\sqrt{m}}$ from one another.
What is the greatest number of parts that $5$ spheres can divide the space into?
Bottom surface of triangular pyramid $S-ABC$ is an isosceles right triangle (hypotenuse is $AB$). $SA=SB=SC=AB=2$, and $S,A,B,C$ are on a sphere with center of $O$. The distance of $O$ to plane $ABC$ is________.
There are $ n$ points ($ n \geq 4$) on a sphere with radius $ R$, and not all of them lie on the same semi-sphere. Prove that among all the angles formed by any two of the $ n$ points and the sphere centre $ O$ ($ O$ is the vertex of the angle), there is at least one that is not less than $ \displaystyle 2 \arcsin{\frac{\sqrt{6}}{3}}$.
Prove this proposition: Center the sphere circumscribed around a tetrahedron which coincides with the center of a sphere inscribed in that tetrahedron if and only if the skew edges of the tetrahedron are equal.
Find the maximal positive number $r$ with the following property: If all altitudes of a tetrahedron are $\geq 1$, then a sphere of radius $r$ fits into the tetrahedron.
Four faces of tetrahedron $ABCD$ are congruent triangles whose angles form an arithmetic progression. If the lengths of the sides of the triangles are $a < b < c$, determine the radius of the sphere circumscribed about the tetrahedron as a function on $a, b$, and $c$. What is the ratio $c/a$ if $R = a \ ?$
In a right circular cone with the radius of the base $R$ and the height $h$ are $n$ spheres of the same radius $r$ ($n \ge 3$). Each ball touches the base of the cone, its side surface and other two balls. Determine $r$.
(a) A point $A$ is marked inside a sphere. Three perpendicular lines drawn through $A$ intersect the sphere at six points. Prove that the centre of gravity of these six points does not depend on the choice of such three lines.
(b) An icosahedron with the centre $A$ is placed inside a sphere (its centre does not necessarily coincide with the centre of the sphere). The rays going from $A$ to the vertices of the icosahedron mark $12$ points on the sphere. Then the icosahedron is rotated about its centre. New rays mark new $12$ points on the sphere. Let $O$ and $N$ be the centres of mass of old and new points respectively. Prove that $O = N$.
(V.Protasov, 10--11) In the space, given two intersecting spheres of different radii and a point $ A$ belonging to both spheres. Prove that there is a point $ B$ in the space with the following property:
if an arbitrary circle passes through points $ A$ and $ B$ then the second points of its meet with the given spheres are equidistant from $ B$.
Two cubes are inscribed in a sphere of radius $R$. Calculate the sum of squares of all segments connecting the vertices of one cube with the vertices of the other cube
Given four spheres with their radii equal to $2,2,3,3$ respectively, each sphere externally touches the other spheres. Suppose that there is another sphere that is externally tangent to all those four spheres, determine the radius of this sphere.
Consider a regular octahedron $ABCDEF$ with lower vertex $E$, upper vertex $F$, middle cross-section $ABCD$, midpoint $M$ and circumscribed sphere $k$. Further, let $X$ be an arbitrary point inside the face $ABF$. Let the line $EX$ intersect $k$ in $E$ and $Z$, and the plane $ABCD$ in $Y$.
Show that $\sphericalangle{EMZ}=\sphericalangle{EYF}$.
Chords $AA^{\prime}$, $BB^{\prime}$, $CC^{\prime}$ of a sphere meet at an interior point $P$ but are not contained in a plane. The sphere through $A$, $B$, $C$, $P$ is tangent to the sphere through $A^{\prime}$, $B^{\prime}$, $C^{\prime}$, $P$. Prove that $\, AA' = BB' = CC'$.
Call two circles in three-dimensional space pairwise tangent at a point $ P$ if they both pass through $ P$ and lines tangent to each circle at $ P$ coincide. Three circles not all lying in a plane are pairwise tangent at three distinct points. Prove that there exists a sphere which passes through the three circles.
Given a sphere, a great circle of the sphere is a circle on the sphere whose diameter is also a diameter of the sphere. For a given positive integer $n,$ the surface of a sphere is divided into several regions by $n$ great circles, and each region is colored black or white. We say that a coloring is good if any two adjacent regions (that share an arc as boundary, not just a finite number of points) have different colors. Find, with proof, all positive integers $n$ such that in every good coloring with $n$ great circles, the sum of the areas of the black regions is equal to the sum of the areas of the white regions.
Eight spheres of radius 1, one per octant, are each tangent to the coordinate planes. What is the radius of the smallest sphere, centered at the origin, that contains these eight spheres?
$ \textbf{(A)}\ \sqrt 2\qquad
\textbf{(B)}\ \sqrt 3\qquad
\textbf{(C)}\ 1 \plus{} \sqrt 2\qquad
\textbf{(D)}\ 1 \plus{} \sqrt 3\qquad
\textbf{(E)}\ 3$