Comment on Interesting math puzzle - harder than it soundsparentComments−d0mine14yfor the unraveled room: sqrt(1+x^2) + sqrt((6-x)^2+y^2)+sqrt(12^2+z^2)+ sqrt((30-z-y)^2+u^2)+sqrt((6-u)^2+1) 40 at {x -> 0.75, y -> 7, z -> 16, u -> 5.25} http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=minimize%5B%7Bsqrt%281%...your equation: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=minimize+2%28sqrt%281%2...
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for the unraveled room:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=minimize%5B%7Bsqrt%281%...your equation: http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=minimize+2%28sqrt%281%2...