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Find, in simplest radical form, the shortest possible distance in centimetres that could be traced from A to B on the surface of this 6 cm x 10 cm x 24 cm block.

 Feb 27, 2020
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Find, in simplest radical form, the shortest possible distance in centimetres that could be traced from A to B on the surface of this 6 cm x 10 cm x 24 cm block.

AB = 32 cm  wink

 Feb 27, 2020
edited by Dragan  Feb 28, 2020
edited by Dragan  Feb 28, 2020
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can you explain that a bit more?

jamesbroadman  Feb 28, 2020
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The shortest distance from A to B that can be traced on the surface is the sum of longest diagonal of the block's surface (26cm) and the thickness of the block ( 6cm)

 

The length of diagonal  D = sqrt ( 24² + 10² ) = 26 cm

 

The shortest distance from A to B that can be traced is:      26 + 6 = 32 cm  indecision  

Dragan  Feb 28, 2020
edited by Dragan  Feb 28, 2020
edited by Dragan  Mar 2, 2020
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thank you!

jamesbroadman  Feb 29, 2020
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urw!

Dragan  Mar 2, 2020

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