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This puzzle is the starting point for an area of math called sphere packing. After pondering the two-dimensional case on a tabletop, it’s natural to hop to three dimensions (picture oranges stacked ...

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AI is advancing rapidly. One of the major shifts in the field is that, instead of single chatbots performing individual tasks ...

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x²-xy-y²=(x/y)²-x/y-1=0 x/y=(1±√5) /2 ...

This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly math newsletter that’s delivered to your inbox every Tuesday afternoon. Sign up today and read it first. As a teenager, I spent countless hours ...