Peers if not of similar circumstances may be biased or not understand the situation as well.
A star is written to show multiplication. It is a replacement for a dot or a x which is what you probably learned to be the "times" sign. In upper level maths, the "x" is replaced with a " * " to make it more legible and to avoid confusion with the variable "x".
Set up a ratio. But first convert the height of the puzzle to feet so we are comparing the same unit of measure.
STEP 1
convert 24 inches to feet
12 inches= 1 foot
24 inches= 2 feet
STEP 2
set up ratio.
= 2 feet/556 feet or 2:556
simplify both by 2
= 1 ft/278 ft or 1:278
ANSWER: 1/278 or 1:278 (can be written either way)
Hope this helps! :)
Slope of tangent line = dy/dx = 2x+3
k is y_intercept of tangent line
2x+3 = -1
x = -2
y = (-2)^2+3(-2)+1 = -1
tangent line passes through point (-2,-1)
k = x+y
k = -2 -1
k = -3
1st set = 4 letters
2nd set = 4x 4 = 16 letters
3rd set = 16 x 4 = 64 letters
4th set = 64 x 4 = 256 letters
5th set = 256 x 4 = 1,024 letters
6th set =1024 x 4 = 4,096 letters
7th set = 4096 x 4 = 16,384 letters
8th set = 16,384 x 4 = 65,536 letters
Each letter cost 2
Total cost = 65,536 x 2 = 131,072
