Yolanda finds a pretty (logarithmic) spiral seashell creature at the beach. Ever the scientist, she measures the distances of the first two loops of its spiral from the center and finds that they are 1 centimeters and 2 centimeters. The shell is not yet big enough to have a third loop, but she predicts that after a few years it will be at a distance of 4 centimeters along the same line. Maximilian disagrees, saying that the distance will be 3 centimeters. Who is right?

A. Yolanda
B. Maximilian

Question

Yolanda finds a pretty (logarithmic) spiral seashell creature at the beach. Ever the scientist, she measures the distances of the first two loops of its spiral from the center and finds that they are 1 centimeters and 2 centimeters. The shell is not yet big enough to have a third loop, but she predicts that after a few years it will be at a distance of 4 centimeters along the same line. Maximilian disagrees, saying that the distance will be 3 centimeters. Who is right?

A. Yolanda
B. Maximilian

zarkon · Answer

Yolanda