A squirrel runs up a cylindrical post , in a perfect spiral path making one circuit for each rise of 4 feet . How many feet does the squirrel travels if the post is 16 feet tall and 3 feet in circumference?

• total circuit=16/4=4
  total feet squirrel travels=4*3=12 feet
  
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• it travels 3 feet for every 4 feet of vertical displacement. hence it travels 12 feet for 16 feet of vertical displacement.
  ans = 12 ft
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• "travels 3 feet for every 4 feet of vertical displacement" Is that practically possible..?? Impractical question..!!
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• is it 16.45 feet???
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• 20 ft
  16/4 =4 total rounds
  4 ft i one round
  3^2+4^2=25
  hence travles 5 ft in one round
  thus 4*5 ft=20 ft
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• ans: 64 feet
  
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