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X,Y and Z are three points on a unit sphere (i.e. a sphere with radius 1). The space

distance between any pair of the three points is √2 . An ant can only
crawl on the surface of the sphere. The ant starts from point X, passes through points Y and Z, and then returns to X. What is the shortest possible distance of this trip?
Give me an answer please.

X,Y and Z are three points on a unit sphere (i.e. a sphere with radius 1). The space-example-1
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Answer:

3cm each

Explanation:

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