Answer:
48.28 cm
Explanation:
Since the shape is a cube of side 20cm, then all the side of the cube will be 20cm since all the side of a cube are all equal.
The shortest path the ant can be take is to first travel along the diagonal of the square from point A to the other edge on the front face and then move to point B on its adjacent side on a straight line.
To get the total distance he will take, we will first calcuate the value of the diagonal distance of the square face using pythagoras theorem as shown.
hypotenuse² = opposite² + adjacent²
The opposite = adjacent = 20cm
The hypotenuse is the length of the diagonal that we need.
hyp² = 20²+20²
hyp² = 400+400
hyp² = 800
hyp = √800
hyp = 28.28 cm
The length of the diagonal is 28.28 cm.
Afterwards, the ant will move 20cm to point B from the stopping point.
Total distance will be 28.28 + 20 = 48.28 cm