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Israel 2016 Q2 - Cube inscribed in cone

Source: Israel National Olympiad 2016 Q2

August 7, 2019
geometry3D geometryconesymmetry

Problem Statement

We are given a cone with height 6, whose base is a circle with radius 2\sqrt{2}. Inside the cone, there is an inscribed cube: Its bottom face on the base of the cone, and all of its top vertices lie on the cone. What is the length of the cube's edge?
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