Local quiz

[nickycarp]

At noon, a frog is 23 feet from his pond. Every 7 seconds he jumps half the remaining distance to water. At what time will he reach his destination?

[Petal]

Mathematically never!

[pringles]

he will never reach the pond.

see geometric progression, the distance halfs so the number gets so small its near to 0!

[Craig007]

I wonder if this frog is related to that whale in the Thames yesterday!

[Salty]

It all depends where he is going to (the question doesn't say the pond is his destination) and what time he started (which the question also doesn't say)

[Salty]

Sorry - does say started at noon!

[Dkeyse]

12.26 GMT or 13.26 BST. Or 13.26 ET if a French frog!

[nickycarp]

Thanks

[jessiedog]

14 seconds past noon - at noon there remains 23 feet to go, at 7 seconds the frog jumps half the distance, at 7 seconds later the frog jumps the remainder - however, this assumes that the frog's jump takes no time at all.