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Unit sphere is on a flat plane in rain. What is the length of largest cube that can hide underneath it and not get wet?

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A unit sphere (radius = 1) is out on a flat plane in the rain. Find the side length of the largest cube that can hide underneath it and not get wet.

A unit sphere is out on a flat plane in the rain. Find the side length of the largest cube that can hide underneath it and not get wet.

posted May 3, 2018 by anonymous

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1-1/sqrt(2)


See picture for details.
x- the required value
r- is the radius of sphere=1
it is obvious the distance AO=sqrt(2) as sides of the large square = r=1
AC=AO-r=sqrt(2)-1
AC=x*sqrt(2) => x=AC/sqrt(2)=(sqrt(2)-1)/sqrt(2)=1-1/sqrt(2)
x=1-1/sqrt(2)


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answer Sep 23, 2018 by Hanifa Mammadov



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