<PRE><B>Question 1037236</B>
Morse code is based on a series of dots and dashes, or as bursts of light (which may be 	short or long).
	a)	How many letters can be coded by:
•	a single burst?
2, long or short
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•	two bursts?
4
All the others are 2^n where n = # of bursts
•	three bursts?
•	four bursts?
	b)	How many characters, in total, can be coded, by up to and including five bursts?
2^1 + 2^2 + 2^3 + 2^4 + 2^5
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	c)	How many bursts would be needed to code 100 characters?
7 if all characters have the same # of bursts.
6 if any # can be used.
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