alleryA Greek could build a square with twice the area of what?
AAny other given square
BOnly a unit square
COnly a rhombus shape
DNo square at all
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Any other given square
1. Doubling a square's area is possible using its diagonal as the new side.
2. This works for any given square.
3. Doubling a cube's volume, in contrast, is impossible.
_Source: Wikipedia, Straightedge and compass construction, section History_
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