The floor of a rectangular room measures 5m by 4m and the ceiling is 3m from the floor. An ant is at the top of a corner of the room and crawls to the opposite bottom corner of the room. Find the shortest

Erjiang asked Feb 27, 2023

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Answer:
5√(2) m

Explanation:

Using the pythagorean theorem, we get that the shortest distance it can travel is
√(3^2+4^2+5^2) =
5√(2) m

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