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An ant sits in a rectangular matchbox measuring
cm, and a net of sugar crumbs. If we introduce a coordinate system with axes parallel to the edges of the box so that one vertex of the box is at the origin, and the second at point with coordinates (1
mm,
mm,
mm), then the ant will sit at point with coordinates (
mm,
mm,
mm), and the crumb will be coordinates at point with coordinates (
mm,
mm,
mm). What is the shortest distance that the ant will have to crawl around the sugar crumbs if it can move only over the surface of the box?










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