SOLUTION: If there are 10 squares that have 15ft long sides, and they can share sides, what is the least amount of wire needed to construct all 10 sauares?

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Question 242392: If there are 10 squares that have 15ft long sides, and they can share sides, what is the least amount of wire needed to construct all 10 sauares?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054) About Me  (Show Source):
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If there are 10 squares that have 15ft long sides, and they can share sides, what is the least amount of wire needed to construct all 10 sauares?

10 squares can be drawn in 3 dimensions by constructing
this "chair" using 22 line segments.  Since each line 
segment is 15ft long, the minimum amount of wire needed 
is 22x15 or 330 ft.  3 line segments cannot be seen 
in the drawing as they are back behind the bottom cube.



If this must be done in 2 dimensions I think the minimum 
number of segments is 27, and 27x15 or 405 ft. of fencing would
be needed.





Edwin