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Problem 312: (2010 AMC 10a, 20)
A fly trapped inside a cubical box with side length $1$ meter decides to relieve its boredom by visiting each corner of the box. It will begin and end in the same corner and visit each of the other corners exactly once. To get from a corner to any other corner, it will either fly or crawl in a straight line. What is the maximum possible length, in meters, of its path? $\mathrm{(A)}\ 4+4\sqrt{2} \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ 2+4\sqrt{2}+2\sqrt{3} \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ 2+3\sqrt{2}+3\sqrt{3}$ $\mathrm{(D)}\ 4\sqrt{2}+4\sqrt{3} \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ 3\sqrt{2}+5\sqrt{3}$
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Exercise 312: Solution
A fly in a closed rectangular box measuring $1\times2\times2$ starts at one corner, visits each of the other seven corners exactly once, and returns to its starting corner. To get from one corner to another it flies or crawls in a straight line. What is the minimum possible length of its path?
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