document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117416>Question 117416</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> heres the question: An ant crawls the height of a tennis ball can that has exactly enough space to contain 3 tennis balls. Another ant crawls around the lip of the can. Which one covers a longer distance? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #85406 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=85406\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the diameter of a tennis ball be d.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ant climbing the height of the can climbs 3d.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the ant crawling around the lip of the can crawls pi*d.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since pi>3 the ant crawling around the lip covers a longer distance.<BR>\n" );
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