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Puzzle #03 Cube shadow

Work out the largest shadow that can be cast by a cube held under the midday sun in Ecuador, set by Hugh Hunt. And test your science knowledge with our quick quiz

15 May 2019

#03 Cube Shadow

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At midday at her home in Ecuador, Natalia holds a solid cube 1 metre above the ground and it casts a shadow. She rotates the cube a bit and finds that the smallest shadow she can create is a square. What is the shape of the largest shadow she can produce with the cube at noon and how much bigger is it than the square shadow?

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