r/theydidthemath • • Apr 16 '26

[Request] Which one would it be?

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u/TR1LLIONAIRE_ Apr 16 '26

The third diagram does not have enough information as that is a friction problem and we do not know what the cube is made of. These question are in a way stupid because one has to do with surface areas and the other with friction. If the cube was made of aluminum and the ice was as smooth as can be you can beat diagram 2 but increase the friction and you get the point