A right circular cone of base radius 1 and slant height 3 is given. P is a point on the circumference of the base. Find the length of the shortest path from P around the cone and back to P.
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A right circular cone of base radius 1 and slant height 3 is given. P is a point on the circumference of the base. Find the length of the shortest path from P around the cone and back to P.
The base circumference is 2 π r = 6.28 so that's the distance from P all the way around the cone.
This problem is so easy, I kept looking for the catch, for what I'm missing, but I can't find anything.
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