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Pick two opposite corners of a cube with side length 1. What is the minimum length of a path between these two points, assuming we travel on the cube's surface? (lemm.ee)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I thought it would be 2*sqrt(1.5)=2.449

Or for side x it will be 2sqrt(1.5x^2)