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106.45 A generalisation of a classical open-top box problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2022

Jay Jahangiri
Jay Jahangiri*
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Department of Mathematical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, U.S.A. e-mail: jjahangi@kent.edu

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 106 , Issue 567 , November 2022, pp. 526 - 531
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