Triangles in a Square

This problem is inspired by this geometry puzzle on Twitter. The original problem asks to find the ratio between two equilateral triangles fitted into a square.  Let’s generalize it.

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Numbers of Polycubes

Let’s define polycubes as three dimensional shapes made up of unit cubes connected by shared faces.

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Flattening Cubes

We want to flatten the outer shell of a cube without tearing or stretching the surface.

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Cube Solids

For all questions in this problem, let’s ignore the effects of gravity, which means higher unit cubes can float in space without lower unit cubes to support them.

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