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BJP5 Self-Check 2.37: loopTableSlashes

Language/Type: Java for loops loop table
Author: Marty Stepp (on 2019/09/19)

Consider the following pattern of output consisting of 6 lines of repeated characters \, !, and /. Fill in the following equation for the number of each character relative to the line number for each type of character. We suggest that you write a table that lists the number of each character on each line that you can use to help find the equations from the output, as described in Chapter 2. 

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
\\!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!//
\\\\!!!!!!!!!!!!!!////
\\\\\\!!!!!!!!!!//////
\\\\\\\\!!!!!!////////
\\\\\\\\\\!!//////////

Compute the value of A, B, C, and D in the equations below. Assume that the lines are numbered from 1 through 6.

  • number of \ = A * line + B
  • number of ! = C * line + D
A
B
C
D

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