Section 13.7

The nn-Dimensional Cube and the nn-Dimensional Simplex

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Problem 1383

Find the shortest distance between a two-dimensional face of the unit four-dimensional cube and its diagonal not intersecting this face.

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Problem 1384

Prove that the orthogonal projections of the vertices of an nn-dimensional cube onto any of its diagonals divide it into nn equal parts.

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Problem 1385

Find the angle between the diagonal of a four-dimensional cube and its one-, two-, and three-dimensional faces.

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Problem 1386

(Pythagorean theorem in nn-dimensional space). Prove that the square of the diagonal of an nn-dimensional rectangular parallelepiped equals the sum of the squares of its edges emanating from one vertex.

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Problem 1387

Find the angle between the diagonal of an nn-dimensional cube and its kk-dimensional face.

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Problem 1388

Find the number of:

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(1)

diagonals of an nn-dimensional cube;

(2)

diagonals of an nn-dimensional cube orthogonal to a given diagonal.

Problem 1389

Find the length of the diagonal of an nn-dimensional cube with edge aa.

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Problem 1390

What three-dimensional solids are obtained in the cross-section of the four-dimensional cube {x∈R4∣−1⩽xi⩽1,i=1,2,3,4}\left\{ x \in \mathbb {R}^{4} \mid -1 \leqslant x^{i} \leqslant 1, i = 1,2,3,4\right\} by the three-dimensional hyperplane x1+x2+x3+x4=εx^{1}+x^{2}+x^{3}+x^{4} = \varepsilon for the values ε=0,2,3,4,5\varepsilon = 0,2,3,4,5? Compare the results with the analogous three-dimensional problem.

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Problem 1391

In the nn-dimensional cube I1:∣xi∣⩽1,i=1,2,…,nI_{1}:\left|x^{i}\right| \leqslant 1, i = 1,2, \ldots , n, we ``push out'' its walls by 10−310^{-3}, i.e., obtain a new cube I1+10−3:∣xi∣⩽1+εI_{1+10^{-3}}:\left|x^{i}\right| \leqslant 1+\varepsilon, i=1,2,…,ni = 1,2, \ldots , n. Find the dimension nn at which the volume of the cube I1+10−3I_{1+10^{-3}} is at least twice the volume of the original cube I1I_{1}.

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Problem 1392

Prove that the line joining the centers of two opposite faces of a regular simplex is perpendicular to these faces.

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Problem 1393

Find the distance between a kk-dimensional face of a regular nn-dimensional simplex with edge of unit length and the opposite (n−k−1)(n-k-1)-dimensional face.

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Problem 1394

Find the angle between the two-dimensional faces of a regular four-dimensional simplex.

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