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by byoung2
5365 days ago
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The "obvious" solution is down 11 feet to the floor, 30 feet across the floor, and 1 foot up to the honey, for a total of 42 feet. Instead picture the room "unfolded" into a series of squares and rectangles and laid flat. Then use the pythagorean theorem to find the length of the diagonal that connects the ant and the honey while staying on a surface the whole way. You'll get (6+12+6)^2 + (1+30+1)^2 = c^2 or c = 40. |
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