@vanadana
why are you calculating 3 complete... use minimized distance..
min.{ sqrt(4^2+x^2)+sqrt(3^2+(5-x)^2)};so final answer is 8.6023144 units.. On Dec 31, 4:30 pm, Vandana Bachani <vandana....@gmail.com> wrote: > The ant needs to cover: 9.403 units. It will need to pass the diagonal of > the side (4 by 5) and go up or down the side 3 units. > 3+ sqrt(16+25) > > On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 4:16 PM, bittu <shashank7andr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 2nd puzzle > > > An ant has to crawl from one corner of a room to the diametrically > > opposite corner as quickly as possible. If the dimensions of the room > > are 3 x 4 x 5, what distance does the ant cover? > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > > To post to this group, send email to algoge...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<algogeeks%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algoge...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
