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Doubling the Cube

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Visit this site: http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/history/HistTopics/Doubling_the_cube.html
Author:MacTutor Math History Archives
Description: Linked essay covering the history of and some solutions to the classical problem in Greek mathematics of doubling or duplicating the cube, also called the Delian problem; and on proving the impossibility of constructing a solution using only ruler and compass.
Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
Languages: English
Resource Types: Articles, Bibliographies
Math Topics: Higher-Dimensional Geometry, Constructions

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