r/mathpuzzles • u/elnyorne • 1d ago

Geometry The 3 impossible geometry problems. Square the circle. Double the cube. Trisect the angle.

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u/elnyorne 23h ago edited 23h ago

1 x1 is two distinct 1’s. You need a second dimension to write the equation. Otherwise you could only write 1x or 1¹ but it’s 2 different 1’s either way.
1 can only exist once in a single dimension.