SOLUTION: How many different signals consisting of five symbols can be sent using the dot and dash of Morse code?

Question 1191624: How many different signals consisting of five symbols can be sent using the dot and dash of Morse code?

Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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How many different signals consisting of five symbols or less can be sent
using the dot and dash of Morse code?
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The number of different signals using precisely n symbols 
(dot or dash of Morse code) is  ,  n= 1, 2, 4, . . . 


Therefore, the answer to the problem's question is


    N(signals) =  +  +  +  +  = 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 = 62.    ANSWER

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