answer this activity please for 100 pts
in order to try to gain an idea of how small an atom really is you will have to complete the following activity
✓cut a strip of 11 in half .
✓paper discard 1/2.
✓continue cutting and ✓discarding the strip as many times as you can.
✓make all cut parallel to the first one when the width gets longer than the length you may cut off the excess but that doer not count as a cut.
question
1. how many cuts were you able to make?
2.do you think you could keep cutting the paper forever why or why not
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Answer:
1. The number of cuts one can make depends on the initial size of the strip of paper. If a strip of paper with a length of 11 inches is continuously halved and each half is discarded, you can make approximately **32 cuts** before the width of the strip gets longer than the length, considering the standard thickness of paper. This assumes that each time the strip is cut in half, one half is discarded.
2. In reality, you cannot cut the paper forever. Eventually, the size of the paper strip will reduce to such a small dimension that it becomes practically impossible to handle and cut further, especially when the width becomes shorter than the length. Additionally, at some point, the thickness of the paper will hinder further division, limiting the number of cuts possible. The physical constraints of the material and practical limitations prevent an infinite number of cuts.