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Cube vs Octahedron sphere covering (Posted on 2025-02-28)

A small sphere is centered at a corner of a large cube. What proportion of the surface of the sphere is inside of the cube?

Answer the same question with the cube replaced with a regular octahedron.

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re(4): Possible answer - thank you

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(In reply to re(3): Possible answer by Charlie)

Thank you. The "sphere equivalents" helps for visualization.

Posted by Larry on 2025-03-02 16:04:14

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