A charged particle with charge $q$ and mass $m$ is given an initial kinetic energy $K_0$ at the middle of a uniformly charged spherical region of total charge $Q$ and radius $R$. $q$ and $Q$ have opposite signs. The spherically charged region is not free to move. Throughout this problem consider electrostatic forces only. [asy] pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); size(100); filldraw(circle((0,0),1),gray(.8)); draw((0,0)--(0.5,sqrt(3)/2),EndArrow); label("$R$",(0.25,sqrt(3)/4),SE); [/asy] (a) Find the value of $K_0$ such that the particle will just reach the boundary of the spherically charged region. (b) How much time does it take for the particle to reach the boundary of the region if it starts with the kinetic energy $K_0$ found in part (a)?

In the $xyz$ space with the origin $O$, Let $K_1$ be the surface and inner part of the sphere centered on the point $(1,\ 0,\ 0)$ with radius 2 and let $K_2$ be the surface and inner part of the sphere centered on the point $(-1,\ 0,\ 0)$ with radius 2. For three points $P,\ Q,\ R$ in the space, consider points $X,\ Y$ defined by \[\overrightarrow{OX}=\overrightarrow{OP}+\overrightarrow{OQ},\ \overrightarrow{OY}=\frac 13(\overrightarrow{OP}+\overrightarrow{OQ}+\overrightarrow{OR}).\] (1) When $P,\ Q$ move every cranny in $K_1,\ K_2$ respectively, find the volume of the solid generated by the whole points of the point $X$. (2) Find the volume of the solid generated by the whole points of the point $R$ for which for any $P$ belonging to $K_1$ and any $Q$ belonging to $K_2$, $Y$ belongs to $K_1$. (3) Find the volume of the solid generated by the whole points of the point $R$ for which for any $P$ belonging to $K_1$ and any $Q$ belonging to $K_2$, $Y$ belongs to $K_1\cup K_2$.

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.

Minimal distance of a finite set of different points in space is length of the shortest segment, whose both ends belong to this set and segment has length greater than $0$. a) Prove there exist set of $8$ points on sphere with radius $R$, whose minimal distance is greater than $1,15R$. b) Does there exist set of $8$ points on sphere with radius $R$, whose minimal distance is greater than $1,2R$?

A tetrahedron with four equilateral triangular faces has a sphere inscribed within it and a sphere circumscribed about it. For each of the four faces, there is a sphere tangent externally to the face at its center and to the circumscribed sphere. A point $ P$ is selected at random inside the circumscribed sphere. The probability that $ P$ lies inside one of the five small spheres is closest to $ \textbf{(A)}\ 0\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 0.1\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 0.2\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 0.3\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 0.4$

A sphere $S$ is tangent to the edges $AB,BC,CD,DA$ of a tetrahedron $ABCD$ at the points $E,F,G,H$ respectively. The points $E,F,G,H$ are the vertices of a square. Prove that if the sphere is tangent to the edge $AC$, then it is also tangent to the edge $BD.$

Points $A, B, C, D$ lie on the sphere of radius $1$. It is known that $AB\cdot AC\cdot AD\cdot BC\cdot BD\cdot CD=\frac{512}{27}$. Prove that $ABCD$ is a regular tetrahedron.

A sphere is inscribed into a quadrangular pyramid. The point of contact of the sphere with the base of the pyramid is projected to the edges of the base. Prove that these projections are concyclic.

Let $n$ be a positive integer. An $n-\emph{simplex}$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$ is given by $n+1$ points $P_0, P_1,\cdots , P_n$, called its vertices, which do not all belong to the same hyperplane. For every $n$-simplex $\mathcal{S}$ we denote by $v(\mathcal{S})$ the volume of $\mathcal{S}$, and we write $C(\mathcal{S})$ for the center of the unique sphere containing all the vertices of $\mathcal{S}$. Suppose that $P$ is a point inside an $n$-simplex $\mathcal{S}$. Let $\mathcal{S}_i$ be the $n$-simplex obtained from $\mathcal{S}$ by replacing its $i^{\text{th}}$ vertex by $P$. Prove that : \[ \sum_{j=0}^{n}v(\mathcal{S}_j)C(\mathcal{S}_j)=v(\mathcal{S})C(\mathcal{S}) \]

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 $\frac{\text{vol[P]}}{\text{vol[OABC]}}.$

Consider all the tetrahedrons $AXBY$, circumscribed around the sphere. Let $A$ and $B$ points be fixed. Prove that the sum of angles in the non-plane quadrangle $AXBY$ doesn't depend on points $X$ and $Y$ .

From a point in space, $n$ rays are issuing, whereas the angle among any two of these rays is at least $30^{\circ}$. Prove that $n < 59$.

Three mutually tangent spheres of radius $ 1$ rest on a horizontal plane. A sphere of radius $ 2$ rests on them. What is the distance from the plane to the top of the larger sphere? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 3 \plus{} \frac {\sqrt {30}}{2} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 3 \plus{} \frac {\sqrt {69}}{3} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \plus{} \frac {\sqrt {123}}{4}\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {52}{9}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 3 \plus{} 2\sqrt2$

There is a point source of light in an empty universe. What is the minimum number of solid balls (of any size) one must place in space so that any light ray emanating from the light source intersects at least one ball?

Each face of a tetrahedron is a triangle with sides $a, b,$c and the tetrahedon has circumradius 1. Find $a^2 + b^2 + c^2$.

Three identical spheres fit into a glass with rectangular sides and bottom and top in the form of regular hexagons such that every sphere touches every side of the glass. The glass has volume $108$ cm$^3$. What is the sidelength of the bottom? [img]https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hBkYrORoBHk/XzcDt7B83AI/AAAAAAAAMXs/P5PGKTlNA7AvxkxMqG-qxqDVc9v9cU0VACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/2000%2BMohr%2Bp2.png[/img]

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.

We consider a fixed point $P$ in the interior of a fixed sphere$.$ We construct three segments $PA, PB,PC$, perpendicular two by two$,$ with the vertexes $A, B, C$ on the sphere$.$ We consider the vertex $Q$ which is opposite to $P$ in the parallelepiped (with right angles) with $PA, PB, PC$ as edges$.$ Find the locus of the point $Q$ when $A, B, C$ take all the positions compatible with our problem.

Suppose you have a sphere tangent to the $xy$-plane with its center having positive $z$-coordinate. If it is projected from a point $P=(0,b,a)$ to the $xy$-plane, it gives the conic section $y=x^2$. If we write $a=\tfrac pq$ where $p,q$ are integers, find $p+q$.

What fraction of a $5$-dimensional cube is the volume of the inscribed sphere? What fraction is it of a $10$-dimensional cube?

What fraction of the Earth's volume lies above the $45$ degrees north parallel? You may assume the Earth is a perfect sphere. The volume in question is the smaller piece that we would get if the sphere were sliced into two pieces by a plane.

A $4\times 4\times h$ rectangular box contains a sphere of radius $2$ and eight smaller spheres of radius $1$. The smaller spheres are each tangent to three sides of the box, and the larger sphere is tangent to each of the smaller spheres. What is $h$? [asy] import graph3; import solids; real h=2+2*sqrt(7); currentprojection=orthographic((0.75,-5,h/2+1),target=(2,2,h/2)); currentlight=light(4,-4,4); draw((0,0,0)--(4,0,0)--(4,4,0)--(0,4,0)--(0,0,0)^^(4,0,0)--(4,0,h)--(4,4,h)--(0,4,h)--(0,4,0)); draw(shift((1,3,1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85)); draw(shift((3,3,1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85)); draw(shift((3,1,1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85)); draw(shift((1,1,1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85)); draw(shift((2,2,h/2))*scale(2,2,2)*unitsphere,gray(0.85)); draw(shift((1,3,h-1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85)); draw(shift((3,3,h-1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85)); draw(shift((3,1,h-1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85)); draw(shift((1,1,h-1))*unitsphere,gray(0.85)); draw((0,0,0)--(0,0,h)--(4,0,h)^^(0,0,h)--(0,4,h)); [/asy] $\textbf{(A) }2+2\sqrt 7\qquad \textbf{(B) }3+2\sqrt 5\qquad \textbf{(C) }4+2\sqrt 7\qquad \textbf{(D) }4\sqrt 5\qquad \textbf{(E) }4\sqrt 7\qquad$

A cylinder with radius $15$ and height $16$ is inscribed in a sphere. Three congruent smaller spheres of radius $x$ are externally tangent to the base of the cylinder, externally tangent to each other, and internally tangent to the large sphere. What is the value of $x$?

Let $X$ be a point inside triangle $ABC$ such that $XA.BC=XB.AC=XC.AC$. Let $I_1, I_2, I_3$ be the incenters of $XBC, XCA, XAB$. Prove that $AI_1, BI_2, CI_3$ are concurrent. [hide]Of course, the most natural way to solve this is the Ceva sin theorem, but there is an another approach that may surprise you;), try not to use the Ceva theorem :))[/hide]

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 $r$ .