All about flooble | fun stuff | Get a free chatterbox | Free JavaScript | Avatars    
perplexus dot info

Home > Just Math
Freddy's Footpath (Posted on 2024-08-04) Difficulty: 3 of 5
A cone with base radius and vertical height both equal to 10cm has been left on a horizontal table with its vertex pointing upwards by an absent-minded maths teacher.

Freddy the fly lands on the cone at a point exactly 5cm vertically above the table top. He then follows the shortest possible route across the curved surface of the cone to the point on the circumference of the base of the cone which is furthest from where he landed.

How long is Freddy’s route across the surface of the cone?

No Solution Yet Submitted by Danish Ahmed Khan    
No Rating

Comments: ( You must be logged in to post comments.)
  Subject Author Date
SolutionsolutionCharlie2024-08-04 08:48:39
Please log in:
Login:
Password:
Remember me:
Sign up! | Forgot password


Search:
Search body:
Forums (0)
Newest Problems
Random Problem
FAQ | About This Site
Site Statistics
New Comments (3)
Unsolved Problems
Top Rated Problems
This month's top
Most Commented On

Chatterbox:
Copyright © 2002 - 2024 by Animus Pactum Consulting. All rights reserved. Privacy Information