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The Voyage of the Mako (Posted on 2011-04-05) Difficulty: 3 of 5

The space freighter ‘Mako’ trades out of Antares. It travels at constant speed through hyperspace and its route is as follows:

ITINERARY
Antares-Alniyat ...........7 days
Alniyat- β Normae .......4 days
β Normae-1 Scorpii .....8 days
1 Scorpii-Antares ........5 days
Antares- π Scorpii .......7 days
π Scorpii-1 Scorpii.......3 days
1 Scorpii-Alniyat .........5 days
Alniyat-Dschubba ........3 days
Dschubba-Akrab .........6 days
Akrab-π Scorpii ..........4 days
π Scorpii- β Normae .....6 days
(Parts of days ignored throughout)

How many days would it take the ‘Mako’ to travel back home from β Normae to Antares?

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Simple solution (spoiler?) and thoughts | Comment 1 of 14
Well, if we can only tunnel through hyperspace using the routes above (which matches my understanding of the way that hyperspace works) then the shortest distance is 11 days:

β Normae to Alniyat -- 4 days
Alniyat to Antares -- 7 days

However, I suppose that we are could assume that these are all points in 3D space, and that one can hyperspace from any point to any other point, and that hyperspace duration is proportional to distance.  (That's not how wormholes work, but what do I know?) 
In that case, one could work out a solution with just 5 points (Akrab and Dschubba are red herrings, not relevant to the solution).  These points might form a relatively stable configuration, and the direct route would take less than 11 days.


  Posted by Steve Herman on 2011-04-05 19:00:42
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