In a pyramid $SABCD$ with the base $ABCD$ the triangles $ABD$ and $BCD$ have equal areas. Points $M,N,P,Q$ are the midpoints of the edges $AB,AD,SC,SD$ respectively. Find the ratio between the volumes of the pyramids $SABCD$ and $MNPQ$.

Prove that the volume $V$ and the lateral area $S$ of a right circular cone satisfy the inequality \[\left( \frac{6V}{\pi}\right)^2 \leq \left( \frac{2S}{\pi \sqrt 3}\right)^3\] When does equality occur?

A pyramid with the base $ABCD$ and the top $V$ is inscribed in a sphere. Let $AD = 2BC$ and let the rays $AB$ and $DC$ intersect in point $E$. Compute the ratio of the volume of the pyramid $VAED$ to the volume of the pyramid $VABCD$.

On two intersecting lines $\ell_1$ and $\ell_2$, segments $AB$ and $CD$ of a given length are selected, respectively. Prove that the volume of the tetrahedron $ABCD$ does not depend on the position of the segments $AB$ and $CD$ on the lines $\ell_1$ and $\ell_2$.

Prove that a tetrahedron with just one edge length greater than $1$ has volume at most $ \frac{1}{8}.$

Given a parallelepiped $P$, let $V_P$ be its volume, $S_P$ the area of its surface and $L_P$ the sum of the lengths of its edges. For a real number $t \ge 0$, let $P_t$ be the solid consisting of all points $X$ whose distance from some point of $P$ is at most $t$. Prove that the volume of the solid $P_t$ is given by the formula $V(P_t) =V_P + S_Pt + \frac{\pi}{4} L_P t^2 + \frac{4\pi}{3} t^3$.

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]

Consider all tetrahedra $ABCD$ in which the sum of the areas of the faces $ABD, ACD, BCD$ does not exceed $1$. Among such tetrahedra, find those with the maximum volume.

Let $P$ be a point inside a tetrahedron $ABCD$ and let $S_A,S_B,S_C,S_D$ be the centroids (i.e. centers of gravity) of the tetrahedra $PBCD,PCDA,PDAB,PABC$. Show that the volume of the tetrahedron $S_AS_BS_CS_D$ equals $1/64$ the volume of $ABCD$.

Prove that the volume of a tire (torus) is equal to the volume of a cylinder whose base is a meridian section of that and whose height is the length of the circumference formed by the centers of the meridian sections.

Monika made a paper model of a tetrahedron whose base is a right-angled triangle. When she cut the model along the legs of the base and the median of a lateral face corresponding to one of the legs, she obtained a square of side a. Compute the volume of the tetrahedron.

In a tetrahedron $ABCD, E$ and $F$ are the midpoints of the medians from $A$ and $D$. Find the ratio of the volumes of tetrahedra $BCEF$ and $ABCD$. Note: Median in a tetrahedron connects a vertex and the centroid of the opposite side.

The base of a right pyramid is a quadrilateral whose sides are each of length $a$. The planar angles at the vertex of the pyramid are equal to the angles between the lateral edges and the base. Find the volume of the pyramid.

Prove that a tetrahedron with just one edge length greater than $1$ has volume at most $ \frac{1}{8}.$

Consider a container of a hollow cube $ABGCDEPF$ (where $ABGC$, $DEPF$ are squares and $AD\parallel BE\parallel GP\parallel CF$). The cube is placed on a table in a way that the space diagonal $AP=1$ is perpendicular to the table. Then, water is poured into the cube. Denote $x$ the length of part of $AP$ submerged in water. Determine the volume of water $y$ in terms of $x$ when a) $0 < x \leq\frac13$, b) $\frac13 < x \leq\frac12$.

Prove that, for every tetrahedron $ABCD$, there exists a unique point $P$ in the interior of the tetrahedron such that the tetrahedra $PABC,PABD,PACD,PBCD$ have equal volumes.

A paper cup has a base that is a circle with radius $r$, a top that is a circle with radius $2r$, and sides that connect the two circles with straight line segments as shown below. This cup has height $h$ and volume $V$. A second cup that is exactly the same shape as the first is held upright inside the first cup so that its base is a distance of $\tfrac{h}2$ from the base of the first cup. The volume of liquid that will t inside the first cup and outside the second cup can be written $\tfrac{m}{n}\cdot V$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m + n$. [asy] pair s = (10,1); draw(ellipse((0,0),4,1)^^ellipse((0,-6),2,.5)); fill((3,-6)--(-3,-6)--(0,-2.1)--cycle,white); draw((4,0)--(2,-6)^^(-4,0)--(-2,-6)); draw(shift(s)*ellipse((0,0),4,1)^^shift(s)*ellipse((0,-6),2,.5)); fill(shift(s)*(3,-6)--shift(s)*(-3,-6)--shift(s)*(0,-2.1)--cycle,white); draw(shift(s)*(4,0)--shift(s)*(2,-6)^^shift(s)*(-4,0)--shift(s)*(-2,-6)); pair s = (10,-2); draw(shift(s)*ellipse((0,0),4,1)^^shift(s)*ellipse((0,-6),2,.5)); fill(shift(s)*(3,-6)--shift(s)*(-3,-6)--shift(s)*(0,-4.1)--cycle,white); draw(shift(s)*(4,0)--shift(s)*(2,-6)^^shift(s)*(-4,0)--shift(s)*(-2,-6)); //darn :([/asy]

Prove that the plane dividing in equal proportions the surface area and volume of the circumscribed polyhedron passes through the center of the sphere inscribed in this polyhedron.

A regular tetrahedron $SABC$ of volume $V$ is given. The midpoints $D$ and $E$ are taken on $SA$ and $SB$ respectively and the point $F$ is taken on the edge $SC$ such that $SF: FC = 1: 3$. Find the volume of the pentahedron $FDEABC$.

Consider two non-parallel half-planes $\pi,\pi'$ with the common boundary line $p.$ Four different points $A,B,C,D$ are given in the half-plane $\pi.$ Similarly, four points $A',B',C',D'\in\pi'$ are given such that $AA'\parallel BB'\parallel CC'\parallel DD'$. Moreover, none of these points lie on $p$ and the points $A,B,C,D'$ form a tetrahedron. Show that the points $A',B',C',D$ also form a tetrahedron with the same volume as $ABCD'.$

The planet Caramelo is a cube with a $1$ km edge. This planet is going to be wrapped with foam anti-gluttons in order to prevent the presence of greedy ships less than $500$ meters from the planet. What the minimum volume of foam that must surround the planet?

Let $S$ be the set of all tetrahedra which satisfy: (1) the base has area $1$, (2) the total face area is $4$, and (3) the angles between the base and the other three faces are all equal. Find the element of $S$ which has the largest volume.

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.

A cylinder is inscribed within a sphere of radius 10 such that its volume is [i]almost-half[/i] that of the sphere. If [i]almost-half[/i] is defined such that the cylinder has volume $\frac12+\frac{1}{250}$ times the sphere’s volume, find the sum of all possible heights for the cylinder.

Given is a trihedral angle $ OABC $ with a vertex $ O $ and a point $ P $ in its interior. Let $ V $ be the volume of a parallelepiped with two vertices at points $ O $ and $ P $, whose three edges are contained in the rays $ \overrightarrow{OA} $, $ \overrightarrow{OB} $, $ \overrightarrow{OC} $. Calculate the minimum volume of a tetrahedron whose three faces are contained in the faces of the trihedral angle $OABC$ and the fourth face contains the point $P$.