SOLUTION: Find, in simplest radical form, the shortest possible distance in centimeters that could be traced from A to B on the surface of this block.
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Question 1134380: Find, in simplest radical form, the shortest possible distance in centimeters that could be traced from A to B on the surface of this block.
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Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can get point A on the same surface as point B either of two ways.
(1) If you fold the 4x5 face of the box down, segment AB is the diagonal of a rectangle with dimensions 20x5; the length of AB is
(2) If you fold the 16x4 face down, segment AB is the diagonal of a rectangle with dimensions 16x9; the length of AB is
The shortest distance from A to B on the surface of the block in cm is sqrt(336).
(simplify the answer if required)
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