Question

По столбу с высотой 6 метров ползёт вверх сороконожка За день она поднимается на 4 метра, а за ночь спускается на 3 метра. Сколько времени ей потребуется, чтобы добраться до вершины?

Answer 1

Problem Analysis

We are given that a centipede is crawling up a pole with a height of 6 meters. During the day, it climbs up 4 meters, and during the night, it slides down 3 meters. We need to determine how much time it will take for the centipede to reach the top of the pole.

Solution

To solve this problem, we can calculate the number of cycles the centipede needs to complete to reach the top of the pole. Each cycle consists of a day and a night.

Let's calculate the number of cycles required to reach the top of the pole: - During the day, the centipede climbs up 4 meters. - During the night, the centipede slides down 3 meters. - The net gain in height per cycle is 4 - 3 = 1 meter.

To reach a height of 6 meters, the centipede needs to complete 6 cycles, as each cycle covers 1 meter of height.

Since each cycle consists of a day and a night, the centipede will take 6 cycles * 2 = 12 time periods to reach the top of the pole.

Answer

The centipede will take 12 time periods to reach the top of the pole.

Note: The specific time duration for each period is not provided in the question, so we cannot determine the exact time it will take for the centipede to reach the top.