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Duplication of the Cube Summary
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Duplication of the cube-one of the fundamental problems of Greek geometry, together with squaring the circle and trisecting the angle. It asks whether, given a cube of a certain size, it is possible to construct a cube of double the original size,...
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Doubling the cube (or duplication of the cube) is one of the three most famous geometric problems unsolvable by compass and straightedge construction. It was known to the Egyptians, Greeks, and Indians.[1] To double the cube means to be given a cube of...


 

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