Concept explainers
Find the thickness of the paper after 37 fold.
Answer to Problem 53PPS
About 13,744 km
Explanation of Solution
Given:
When a piece of paper is folded onto itself, it doubles in thickness. If a piece of paper that is 0.1 mm thick could be folded 37 times, how thick would it be?
Concept Used:
The first term:
Folded 37 times, so we need to find the 38th term of the geometric sequence.
Common ratio:
General for of Geometric sequence:
Calculation:
General for of Geometric sequence:
Now find the 38th term:
Thus, the thickness of the paper after 37 fold is about 13,744 km.
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