document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=975353>Question 975353</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A strip of paper 4 inches long is given a half twist and the ends are joined to form a Mobius strip. If a beetle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "lands on the paper and starts walking, how far does it walk before reaching its starting point?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #597115 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=597115\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the strip had not been cut in half and re-oriented, the beetle would have only needed to make 1 revolution to get back top the starting point. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since it was re-oriented, the beetle needs to make 2 revolutions to get back to the beginning.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each revolution is 4 inches so the total distance is 8 inches.<BR>\n" );
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