prettycoolmath@lemm.ee to math@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 year agoPick 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.eeexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkPick 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.eeprettycoolmath@lemm.ee to math@lemm.eeEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareUn4@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI think you have to unwrap the cube then it is more simple. It’s then sqrt(1^2 + 2^2 )=sqrt(5)=2.2360679775
I think you have to unwrap the cube then it is more simple. It’s then sqrt(1^2 + 2^2 )=sqrt(5)=2.2360679775