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A Square Problem (Posted on 2004-12-26)

Given a unit cube, what is the largest square that can be placed completely inside the cube?

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posible solution

| Comment 16 of 18 |

I'd say it's a square of sqrt(5)/2. Given a cube ABCDA'B'C'D' the square will be BMD"N, where M is the middle of CC' and N is the middle of AA'.

Posted by Elvis Alistar on 2005-03-23 11:06:24

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