Consider a set of identical dominoes that are 2 inches long. The dominoes are stacked on top

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Consider a set of identical dominoes that are 2 inches long. The dominoes are stacked on top of each other with their long edges aligned so that each domino overhangs the one beneath it as far as possible (see figure).

a. If there are n dominoes in the stack, what is the greatest distance that the top domino can be made to overhang the bottom domino? Put the nth domino beneath the previous n - 1 dominoes.

b. If we allow for infinitely many dominoes in the stack, what is the greatest distance that the top domino can be made to overhang the bottom domino?

Consider a set of identical dominoes that are 2 inches

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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