In a recent court case, a judge cited a city for contempt and ordered a fine of $2 for the first day. Each subsequent day, until the city followed the judge's order, the fine was squared (i.e., the fine progressed as follows: $2, $4, $16, $256, $65,536,...). a. What would be the fine on day N? b. How many days would it take for the fine to reach D dollars (a Big-Oh answer will do)? 2.6

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In a recent court case, a judge cited a city for contempt and ordered a fine of $2 for
the first day. Each subsequent day, until the city followed the judge's order, the fine
was squared (i.e., the fine progressed as follows: $2, $4, $16, $256, $65,536, .).
a, What would be the fine on day N?
b. How many days would it take for the fine to reach D dollars (a Big-Oh answer
will do)?
2.6
Transcribed Image Text:In a recent court case, a judge cited a city for contempt and ordered a fine of $2 for the first day. Each subsequent day, until the city followed the judge's order, the fine was squared (i.e., the fine progressed as follows: $2, $4, $16, $256, $65,536, .). a, What would be the fine on day N? b. How many days would it take for the fine to reach D dollars (a Big-Oh answer will do)? 2.6
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