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smileey · 11-12-07, 07:10 PM

The above answer is wrong.
For one complete twist, length of the creeper is not 32.
It is sqrt(32^2+60^2) = 68. (using pythagorus theorem, after 'opening' and unrolling the cylindrical trunk)
So, answer is 68*4

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smileey Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 2	Re: Puzzle Contest-141 The above answer is wrong. For one complete twist, length of the creeper is not 32. It is sqrt(32^2+60^2) = 68. (using pythagorus theorem, after 'opening' and unrolling the cylindrical trunk) So, answer is 68*4