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21. Bound the Box

Let CC be a cube of side length aa centered at the point P=(p1,p2,p3)P=(p_1,p_2,p_3) in R3\mathbb{R}^3, with its edges parallel to the coordinate axes.

Derive the equations of:

  1. the sphere inscribed in the cube, tangent to all six faces; and
  2. the sphere circumscribed about the cube, passing through all eight vertices.

Express both equations in terms of aa and PP, and justify your derivation.

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