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This is a sneaky little #math meme.
How to frustrate two groups of kids: have them rearrange a larger cube into two smaller cubes.
First one wins.
It's funny, because it's impossible. If you're curious why, read up on Fermat's Last Theorem.
It's frustrating, because it really feels like it should work.
If a side length of the larger cube is "z" and the side lengths of the two smaller cubes are "x" and "y" (they don't have to be identical), then we are interested in solving:
x^3 + y^3 = z^3
How to frustrate two groups of kids: have them rearrange a larger cube into two smaller cubes.
First one wins.
It's funny, because it's impossible. If you're curious why, read up on Fermat's Last Theorem.
It's frustrating, because it really feels like it should work.
If a side length of the larger cube is "z" and the side lengths of the two smaller cubes are "x" and "y" (they don't have to be identical), then we are interested in solving:
x^3 + y^3 = z^3