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Question from Woojin, a student: From a given cube create another cube with twice the volume. |
Hello,
This answer depends critically on the tools you are permitted to use.
It is a famous problem in geometry that a cube cannot be doubled using
a straightedge and compass.
Check out Wikipedia for a quick overview of the problem:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doubling_the_cube
Tyler
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