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AIME 1996 Problem 4

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A wooden cube, whose edges are one centimeter long, rests on a horizontal surface. Illuminated by a point source of light that is xx centimeters directly above an upper vertex, the cube casts a shadow on the horizontal surface. The area of the shadow, which does not include the area beneath the cube is 48 square centimeters. Find the greatest integer that does not exceed 1000x1000x.

Dataset text AIME 1983 to 2026. Quoted with source.

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