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22. Bound the Box?

Let CC be an nn-dimensional hypercube of side length aa centered at the point P=(p1,p2,…,pn)P=(p_1,p_2,\ldots,p_n) in Rn\mathbb{R}^n, with its edges parallel to the coordinate axes.

Derive the equations of:

  1. the hypersphere inscribed in the hypercube, tangent to every (n−1)(n-1)-dimensional face; and
  2. the hypersphere circumscribed about the hypercube, passing through all 2n2^n vertices.

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

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