Putnam 1998 A1
- Session A
A right circular cone has base of radius 1 and height 3. A cube is inscribed in the cone so that one face of the cube is contained in the base of the cone. What is the side-length of the cube?
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Solutions
Human solution Solution 1 by Manjul Bhargava, Kiran Kedlaya and Lenny Ng
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