SOLUTION: WHAT IS THE ALGRBRAIC EXPRESSION TO CALCULATE THE NUMBER OF RECTANGLES ON A FOLDED PIECE OF PAPER GIVEN X FOLDS

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Question 233468: WHAT IS THE ALGRBRAIC EXPRESSION TO CALCULATE THE NUMBER OF RECTANGLES ON A FOLDED PIECE OF PAPER GIVEN X FOLDS
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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see if you can come up with the equation
y doubles each fold
x=1,y=2
x=2,y=4
x=3,y=8
x=4,y=16
x=5,y=32