[b]a)[/b] Let's consider a finite number of big circles of a sphere that do not pass all from a point. Show that there exists such a point that is found only in two of the circles. (With big circle we understand the circles with radius equal to the radius of the sphere.) [b]b)[/b] Using the result of part $a)$ show that, for a set of $n$ points in a plane, that are not all in a line, there exists a line that passes through only two points of the given set.

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 $PD$?

Let $D$ be a dodecahedron which can be inscribed in a sphere with radius $R$. Let $I$ be an icosahedron which can also be inscribed in a sphere of radius $R$. Which has the greater volume, and why? Note: A regular [i]polyhedron [/i] is a geometric solid, all of whose faces are congruent regular polygons, in which the same number of polygons meet at each vertex. A regular dodecahedron is a polyhedron with $12$ faces which are regular pentagons and a regular icosahedron is a polyhedron with $20$ faces which are equilateral triangles. A polyhedron is inscribed in a sphere if all of its vertices lie on the surface of the sphere. The illustration below shows a dodecahdron and an icosahedron, not necessarily to scale. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/7/5/9873b42aacf04bb5daa0fe70d4da3bf0b7be38.png[/img]

Let $I$ be the center of the sphere inscribed in the tetrahedron $ABCD, A ', B', C ', D'$ be the centers of the spheres circumscribed around the tetrahedra $IBCD, ICDA, IDAB, IABC$, respectively. Prove that the sphere circumscribed around $ABCD$ lies entirely inside the circumscribed around $A'B'C'D '$.

In a tetrahedron $ ABCD $ the edges $AD$, $ BD $, $ CD $ are equal. $ ABC $ Non-collinear points are chosen in the plane. $ A_1$, $B_1$, $C_1 $ The lines $DA_1$, $DB_1$, $DC_1 $ intersect the surface of the sphere circumscribed about the tetrahedron at points $ A_2$, $B_2$, $C_2 $, different from the point $ D $. Prove that the points $A_1$, $B_1$, $C_1$, $A_2$, $B_2$, $C_2$ lie on the surface of a certain sphere.

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$.

The inscribed sphere of a given tetrahedron touches all four faces of the tetrahedron at their respective centroids. Prove that the tetrahedron is regular.

For points $ A_1, \ldots ,A_5$ on the sphere of radius 1, what is the maximum value that $ min_{1 \leq i,j \leq 5} A_iA_j$ can take? Determine all configurations for which this maximum is attained. (Or: determine the diameter of any set $ \{A_1, \ldots ,A_5\}$ for which this maximum is attained.)

A regular polyhedron is a polyhedron that is convex and all of its faces are regular polygons. We call a regular polhedron a "[i]Choombam[/i]" iff none of its faces are triangles. a) prove that each choombam can be inscribed in a sphere. b) Prove that faces of each choombam are polygons of at most 3 kinds. (i.e. there is a set $\{m,n,q\}$ that each face of a choombam is $n$-gon or $m$-gon or $q$-gon.) c) Prove that there is only one choombam that its faces are pentagon and hexagon. (Soccer ball) [img]http://aycu08.webshots.com/image/5367/2001362702285797426_rs.jpg[/img] d) For $n>3$, a prism that its faces are 2 regular $n$-gons and $n$ squares, is a choombam. Prove that except these choombams there are finitely many choombams.

In a cube-shaped box with an edge equal to $5$, there are two balls. The radius of one of the balls is $2$. Find the radius of the other ball if one of the balls touches the base and two side faces of the cube, and the other ball touches the first ball, base and two other side faces of the cube.

Show that there exists a convex polyhedron with all its vertices on the surface of a sphere and with all its faces congruent isosceles triangles whose ratio of sides are $\sqrt{3} :\sqrt{3} :2$.

For a positive real number $t$, in the coordiante space, consider 4 points $O(0,\ 0,\ 0),\ A(t,\ 0,\ 0),\ B(0,\ 1,\ 0),\ C(0,\ 0,\ 1)$. Let $r$ be the radius of the sphere $P$ which is inscribed to all faces of the tetrahedron $OABC$. When $t$ moves, find the maximum value of $\frac{\text{vol[P]}}{\text{vol[OABC]}}.$

The sphere inscribed in a tetrahedron $ABCD$ touches face $ABC$ at point $H$. Another sphere touches face $ABC$ at $O$ and the planes containing the other three faces at points exterior to the faces. Prove that if $O$ is the circumcenter of triangle $ABC$, then $H$ is the orthocenter of that triangle.

A triangle $ABC$ and spheres are given in space $S_1$ and $S_2$, each of which passes through points $A, B$ and $C$. For points $M$ spheres $S_1$ not lying in the plane of triangle $ABC$ are drawn lines $MA, MB$ and $MC$, intersecting the sphere $S_2$ for the second time at points $A_1,B_1$ and $C_1$, respectively. Prove that the planes passing through points $A_1, B_1$ and $C_1$, touch a fixed sphere or pass through a fixed point.

Let $O$ be an interior point of a tetrahedron $A_1A_2A_3A_4$. Let $ S_1, S_2, S_3, S_4$ be spheres with centers $A_1,A_2,A_3,A_4$, respectively, and let $U, V$ be spheres with centers at $O$. Suppose that for $i, j = 1, 2, 3, 4, i \neq j$, the spheres $S_i$ and $S_j$ are tangent to each other at a point $B_{ij}$ lying on $A_iA_j$ . Suppose also that $U $ is tangent to all edges $A_iA_j$ and $V$ is tangent to the spheres $ S_1, S_2, S_3, S_4$. Prove that $A_1A_2A_3A_4$ is a regular tetrahedron.

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}}$.

Given a triangular pyramid $ABCD$. Sphere $S_1$ passing through points $A$, $B$, $C$, intersects edges $AD$, $BD$, $CD$ at points $K$, $L$, $M$, respectively; sphere $S_2$ passing through points $A$, $B$, $D$ intersects the edges $AC$, $BC$, $DC$ at points $P$, $Q$, $M$ respectively. It turned out that $KL \parallel PQ$. Prove that the bisectors of plane angles $KMQ$ and $LMP$ are the same.

We consider a spherical bowl without any great circle. The distance between points $A$ and $B$ on such a bowl is defined as the length of the arc of the great circle of the sphere with ends at points $A$ and $B$, which is contained in the bowl. Prove that there is no isometry mapping this bowl to a subset of the plane. Attention. A spherical bowl is each of the two parts into which the surface of the sphere is divided by a plane intersecting the sphere.

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.

Suppose $n\geq 4$ and let $S$ be a finite set of points in the space ($\mathbb{R}^3$), no four of which lie in a plane. Assume that the points in $S$ can be colored with red and blue such that any sphere which intersects $S$ in at least 4 points has the property that exactly half of the points in the intersection of $S$ and the sphere are blue. Prove that all the points of $S$ lie on a sphere.

Consider a prism, not necessarily right, whose base is a rhombus $ABCD$ with side $AB = 5$ and diagonal $AC = 8$. A sphere of radius $r$ is tangent to the plane $ABCD$ at $C$ and tangent to the edges $AA_1$ , $BB _1$ and $DD_ 1$ of the prism. Calculate $r$ .

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 $\lim_{r\rightarrow +0} \frac{V(r)}{r^2}.$

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

a) Prove that center of smallest sphere containing a finite subset of $\mathbb R^{n}$ is inside convex hull of the point that lie on sphere. b) $A$ is a finite subset of $\mathbb R^{n}$, and distance of every two points of $A$ is not larger than 1. Find radius of the largest sphere containing $A$.

A cuboctahedron is the convex hull of (smallest convex set containing) the $12$ points $(\pm 1, \pm 1, 0), (\pm 1, 0, \pm 1), (0, \pm 1, \pm 1)$. Find the cosine of the solid angle of one of the triangular faces, as viewed from the origin. (Take a figure and consider the set of points on the unit sphere centered on the origin such that the ray from the origin through the point intersects the figure. The area of that set is the solid angle of the figure as viewed from the origin.)