Doubling the Cube/Intersection of Parabola and Hyperbola

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Theorem

The problem of Doubling the Cube can be solved by finding the intersection of a parabola and a hyperbola.


Proof




Historical Note

The technique for doubling the cube by finding the intersection of a parabola and a hyperbola was discovered by Menaechmus.


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