Algebra II

[ThatBluePerson]

If the distance between the sun and the earth's surface it's an approximate of 93,000,000 miles long, how many times will you have to fold a piece of paper in half to make the height of the paper reach from the earth to the sun?

The paper it's .004 in thick.

[CrimsonNuker]

An 8x11.5 inch paper can only fold so many times. This is one of those questions I could call a "fantasy question"

[ThatBluePerson]

An 8x11.5 inch paper can only fold so many times.

Hypothetically speaking you can fold it as many times as you want.
Because yeah... you can only fold it 6 times.

[CrimsonNuker]

An 8x11.5 inch paper can only fold so many times.

Hypothetically speaking you can fold it as many times as you want.
Because yeah... you can only fold it 6 times.

well then 33x is your answer assuming by 0.004, you ment "the paper is 0.004 miles thick"

[ThatBluePerson]

It's actually .004 inches thick., By a ream of 500 sheets it's 2 inches thick. So that will make one sheet .004 inches thick.

[CrimsonNuker]

0.004 inch = 6.3131313131e-8 mile >:|
1 inch = 0.000 015 782 828 283 mile >:|

[woutR]

All they teach me here is calculator skills. I don't understand any maths but I understand a calculator.
I would make those inches into miles, then I would make it into a formula that multiplies by 2 every time (every time you fold the paper it gets twice as thick) and then I enter the formula into my table function, make it start with y= 93,000,000 and it gives me the x as well.

I'm guessing you have a calculator that does the same thing, so the challenge I left for you is making that really hard formula.

But before the mathsquad gets here I need to cover up a bit in case I'm wrong, I chose retard maths so that some times leads to retard solutions.

[CrimsonNuker]

Its an exponential equation

[Stephanus]

DUUUDE
YOU HERE omg:D
>_<

But to get to the topic:

0.004*2^x=distance
some logarithm and voila.

[woutR]

DUUUDE
YOU HERE omg:D
>_<

But to get to the topic:

0.004*2^x=distance
some logarithm and voila.

omg you spoiled it!

[Bop]

I got 1.473x10^15 folds

[ThatBluePerson]

DUUUDE
YOU HERE omg:D
>_<

But to get to the topic:

0.004*2^x=distance
some logarithm and voila.

with a TI84, y1 and y2 of each side of the equation, then 2nd calc, intersection will be the answer?

[Jaapii]

DUUUDE
YOU HERE omg:D
>_<

But to get to the topic:

0.004*2^x=distance
some logarithm and voila.

with a TI84, y1 and y2 of each side of the equation, then 2nd calc, intersection will be the answer?

yup

[Stephanus]

Im not using a calculator, also, it is forbidden to use any kind of calculator when i give some lesson to some of my friends friends *evil smile*
You can solve problems with your brain. If you want to be some braindead automaton, you are free to use calculators for simple problems too.
(sry if i sound like a snob, but im too proud of this )