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1994 Denmark MO - Mohr Contest, 1

A wine glass with a cross section as shown has the property of an orange in shape as a sphere with a radius of $3$ cm just can be placed in the glass without protruding above glass. Determine the height $h$ of the glass. [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IuLm_IPTvTs/XzcH4FAjq5I/AAAAAAAAMYY/qMi4ng91us8XsFUtnwS-hb6PqLwAON_jwCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/1994%2BMohr%2Bp1.png[/img]

1974 IMO Longlists, 17

Show that there exists a set $S$ of $15$ distinct circles on the surface of a sphere, all having the same radius and such that $5$ touch exactly $5$ others, $5$ touch exactly $4$ others, and $5$ touch exactly $3$ others. [i][General Problem: http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=384764][/i]

1988 Mexico National Olympiad, 8

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

1955 Czech and Slovak Olympiad III A, 2

Let $\mathsf{S}_1,\mathsf{S}_2$ be concentric spheres with radii $a,b$ respectively, where $a<b.$ Denote $ABCDA'B'C'D'$ a square cuboid ($ABCD,A'B'C'D$ are the squares and $AA'\parallel BB'\parallel CC'\parallel DD'$) such that $A,B,C,D\in\mathsf{S}_2$ and the plane $A'B'C'D'$ is tangent to $\mathsf{S}_1.$ Finally assume that \[\frac{AB}{AA'}=\frac ab.\] Compute the lengths $AB,AA'.$ How many of such cuboids exist (up to a congruence)?

1978 IMO Longlists, 50

A variable tetrahedron $ABCD$ has the following properties: Its edge lengths can change as well as its vertices, but the opposite edges remain equal $(BC = DA, CA = DB, AB = DC)$; and the vertices $A,B,C$ lie respectively on three fixed spheres with the same center $P$ and radii $3, 4, 12$. What is the maximal length of $PD$?

1998 All-Russian Olympiad, 7

A tetrahedron $ABCD$ has all edges of length less than $100$, and contains two nonintersecting spheres of diameter $1$. Prove that it contains a sphere of diameter $1.01$.

2005 German National Olympiad, 5

[b](a)[/b] [Problem for class 11] Let r be the inradius and $r_a$, $r_b$, $r_c$ the exradii of a triangle ABC. Prove that $\frac{1}{r}=\frac{1}{r_a}+\frac{1}{r_b}+\frac{1}{r_c}$. [b](b)[/b] [Problem for classes 12/13] Let r be the radius of the insphere and let $r_a$, $r_b$, $r_c$, $r_d$ the radii of the four exspheres of a tetrahedron ABCD. (An [i]exsphere[/i] of a tetrahedron is a sphere touching one sideface and the extensions of the three other sidefaces.) Prove that $\frac{2}{r}=\frac{1}{r_a}+\frac{1}{r_b}+\frac{1}{r_c}+\frac{1}{r_d}$. I am really sorry for posting these, but else, Orl will probably post them. This time, we really did not have any challenging problem on the DeMO. But at least, the problems were simple enough that I solved all of them. ;) Darij

1981 IMO Shortlist, 18

Several equal spherical planets are given in outer space. On the surface of each planet there is a set of points that is invisible from any of the remaining planets. Prove that the sum of the areas of all these sets is equal to the area of the surface of one planet.

1979 Miklós Schweitzer, 4

For what values of $ n$ does the group $ \textsl{SO}(n)$ of all orthogonal transformations of determinant $ 1$ of the $ n$-dimensional Euclidean space possess a closed regular subgroup?($ \textsl{G}<\textsl{SO}(n)$ is called $ \textit{regular}$ if for any elements $ x,y$ of the unit sphere there exists a unique $ \varphi \in \textsl{G}$ such that $ \varphi(x)\equal{}y$.) [i]Z. Szabo[/i]

1968 All Soviet Union Mathematical Olympiad, 104

Three spheres are constructed so that the edges $[AB], [BC], [AD]$ of the tetrahedron $ABCD$ are their respective diameters. Prove that the spheres cover all the tetrahedron.

2004 Moldova Team Selection Test, 2

In the tetrahedron $ABCD$ the radius of its inscribed sphere is $r$ and the radiuses of the exinscribed spheres (each tangent with a face of the tetrahedron and with the planes of the other faces) are $r_A, r_B, r_C, r_D.$ Prove the inequality $$\frac{1}{\sqrt{r_A^2-r_Ar_B+r_B^2}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{r_B^2-r_Br_C+r_C^2}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{r_C^2-r_Cr_D+r_D^2}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{r_D^2-r_Dr_A+r_A^2}}\leq\frac{2}{r}.$$

2010 Stanford Mathematics Tournament, 8

A sphere of radius $1$ is internally tangent to all four faces of a regular tetrahedron. Find the tetrahedron's volume.

2023 Olympic Revenge, 4

Let $S=\{(x,y,z)\in \mathbb{Z}^3\}$ the set of points with integer coordinates in the space. Gugu has infinitely many solid spheres. All with radii $\ge (\frac{\pi}2)^3$. Is it possible for Gugu to cover all points of $S$ with his spheres?

1992 Putnam, A6

Four points are chosen at random on the surface of a sphere. What is the probability that the center of the sphere lies inside the tetrahedron whose vertices are at the four points?

2005 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 11.6

The sphere inscribed in the tetrahedron $ABCD$ touches its faces at points $A',B',C',D'$. The segments $AA'$ and $BB'$ intersect, and the point of their intersection lies on the inscribed sphere. Prove that the segments $CC'$ and $DD'$ also intersect on the inscribed sphere.

1983 Brazil National Olympiad, 6

Show that the maximum number of spheres of radius $1$ that can be placed touching a fixed sphere of radius $1$ so that no pair of spheres has an interior point in common is between $12$ and $14$.

1990 Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik, 4

Suppose that every two opposite edges of a tetrahedron are orthogonal. Show that the midpoints of the six edges lie on a sphere.

2020 Tournament Of Towns, 5

A triangle is given on a sphere of radius $1$, the sides of which are arcs of three different circles of radius $1$ centered in the center of a sphere having less than $\pi$ in length and an area equal to a quarter of the area of the sphere. Prove that four copies of such a triangle can cover the entire sphere. A. Zaslavsky

1999 Federal Competition For Advanced Students, Part 2, 2

Let $\epsilon$ be a plane and $k_1, k_2, k_3$ be spheres on the same side of $\epsilon$. The spheres $k_1, k_2, k_3$ touch the plane at points $T_1, T_2, T_3$, respectively, and $k_2$ touches $k_1$ at $S_1$ and $k_3$ at $S_3$. Prove that the lines $S_1T_1$ and $S_3T_3$ intersect on the sphere $k_2$. Describe the locus of the intersection point.

1992 IMO Longlists, 40

The colonizers of a spherical planet have decided to build $N$ towns, each having area $1/1000$ of the total area of the planet. They also decided that any two points belonging to different towns will have different latitude and different longitude. What is the maximal value of $N$?

2023 Sharygin Geometry Olympiad, 24

A tetrahedron $ABCD$ is give. A line $\ell$ meets the planes $ABC,BCD,CDA,DAB$ at points $D_0,A_0,B_0,C_0$ respectively. Let $P$ be an arbitrary point not lying on $\ell$ and the planes of the faces, and $A_1,B_1,C_1,D_1$ be the second common points of lines $PA_0,PB_0,PC_0,PD_0$ with the spheres $PBCD,PCDA,PDAB,PABC$ respectively. Prove $P,A_1,B_1,C_1,D_1$ lie on a circle.

1966 IMO Shortlist, 60

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.

1993 Dutch Mathematical Olympiad, 4

Let $ C$ be a circle with center $ M$ in a plane $ V$, and $ P$ be a point not on the circle $ C$. $ (a)$ If $ P$ is fixed, prove that $ AP^2\plus{}BP^2$ is a constant for every diameter $ AB$ of the circle $ C$. $ (b)$ Let $ AB$ be a fixed diameter of $ C$ and $ P$ a point on a fixed sphere $ S$ not intersecting $ V$. Determine the points $ P$ on $ S$ that minimize $ AP^2\plus{}BP^2$.

2007 F = Ma, 11

A uniform disk, a thin hoop, and a uniform sphere, all with the same mass and same outer radius, are each free to rotate about a fixed axis through its center. Assume the hoop is connected to the rotation axis by light spokes. With the objects starting from rest, identical forces are simultaneously applied to the rims, as shown. Rank the objects according to their kinetic energies after a given time $t$, from least to greatest. [asy] size(225); pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); filldraw(circle((0,0),1),gray(.7)); draw((0,-1)--(2,-1),EndArrow); label("$\vec{F}$",(1, -1),S); label("Disk",(-1,0),W); filldraw(circle((5,0),1),gray(.7)); filldraw(circle((5,0),0.75),white); draw((5,-1)--(7,-1),EndArrow); label("$\vec{F}$",(6, -1),S); label("Hoop",(6,0),E); filldraw(circle((10,0),1),gray(.5)); draw((10,-1)--(12,-1),EndArrow); label("$\vec{F}$",(11, -1),S); label("Sphere",(11,0),E); [/asy] $ \textbf{(A)} \ \text{disk, hoop, sphere}$ $\textbf{(B)}\ \text{sphere, disk, hoop}$ $\textbf{(C)}\ \text{hoop, sphere, disk}$ $\textbf{(D)}\ \text{disk, sphere, hoop}$ $\textbf{(E)}\ \text{hoop, disk, sphere} $

2017 Iranian Geometry Olympiad, 5

Sphere $S$ touches a plane. Let $A,B,C,D$ be four points on the plane such that no three of them are collinear. Consider the point $A'$ such that $S$ in tangent to the faces of tetrahedron $A'BCD$. Points $B',C',D'$ are defined similarly. Prove that $A',B',C',D'$ are coplanar and the plane $A'B'C'D'$ touches $S$. [i]Proposed by Alexey Zaslavsky (Russia)[/i]