The problem in the image is about a cuboid with a square base of side $x$ cm, and you need to find $x$ based on the conditions provided:

1. Height of the cuboid: The height is less than $x$ cm.
2. Total length of the edges: The sum of all the edges of the cuboid is 92 cm.
3. Shortest path for an ant: The ant crawls from vertex A to vertex B on the surface of the cuboid, and the length of the shortest path is 17 cm.

Let's break this down:

1. Total edge length

For a cuboid, the total length of all the edges is given by:

$4 \times (\text{length} + \text{width} + \text{height})$

Here, the cuboid has a square base, so the length and width are both $x$, and the height is $h$. The total edge length is:

$4(x + x + h) = 4(2x + h)$

We are given that the total length of the edges is 92 cm:

$4(2x + h) = 92$

Dividing both sides by 4:

$2x + h = 23 \quad \text{(Equation 1)}$

2. Shortest path length

The ant travels from vertex A to vertex B on the surface. If the ant crawls along the cuboid, the shortest path from one vertex to another on a cuboid typically involves flattening part of the surface.

For a cuboid with a square base, the shortest path on the surface can be calculated by unfolding the cuboid. This is a classic problem where the shortest path is the diagonal across a rectangular face formed by two sides of the cuboid. In this case, the sides involved in the path are $x$ (the side of the base) and $h$ (the height).

The length of the diagonal (shortest path) is given by:

$\sqrt{x^2 + h^2} = 17 \quad \text{(Equation 2)}$

3. Solving the system of equations

We now have two equations:

1. $2x + h = 23$
2. $\sqrt{x^2 + h^2} = 17$

Let's solve these step by step.

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