Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematical_concept
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Delian_problem
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| gptkbp:category |
classical problems of antiquity
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| gptkbp:describes |
The problem of constructing, using only a compass and straightedge, the side of a cube with twice the volume of a given cube.
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:geometry
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| gptkbp:form |
Given a cube of side a, construct a cube of side b such that b^3 = 2a^3.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
doubling the cube
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| gptkbp:impossibilityProof |
gptkb:Pierre_Wantzel
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| gptkbp:impossibilityProofYear |
1837
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| gptkbp:notableAttempt |
gptkb:Menaechmus
gptkb:Hippocrates_of_Chios |
| gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:ancient_Greece
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
squaring the circle
trisecting the angle |
| gptkbp:requires |
constructing the cube root of 2
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| gptkbp:solvedBy |
impossible with compass and straightedge
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Archytas_curve
gptkb:Trisection_of_the_angle |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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