What is the maximum number of balls of clay of radius that can completely fit inside a cube of side length assuming the balls can be reshaped but not compressed before they are packed in the cube?
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Solution
The volume of the cube is and the volume of a clay ball is
Since the balls can be reshaped but not compressed, the maximum number of balls that can completely fit inside a cube is
Approximating with we have or We simplify to get
from which
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