document.write( "Question 967137: Antawn the ant is on vertex A of a cube of side length 8. He wants to travel to vertex B of the cube, where AB is a space diagonal, but he can't travel through midair; he has to walk on the faces of the cube. What is the minimal distance Antawn needs to walk to travel to B? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #591169 by josmiceli(19441) You can put this solution on YOUR website! This is a well-known puzzle that has a \n" ); document.write( "brain-twisting solution: \n" ); document.write( "Take the cube and unfold it so it lays \n" ); document.write( "flat on a table. Then you draw a straight line from \n" ); document.write( "A to B. Use geometry to measure the line. \n" ); document.write( "Good luck \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |