Answer:
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Answer:
E. None of these answers is reasonable.
Step-by-step explanation:
Customary units are inches, feet, yards, and miles.
Since,
1 foot = 0.3048 meters,
⇒ 1 meter =
feet,
17.42 meters =
feet



Now, 1 feet = 12 inches,
⇒
feet =
inches
= 
Hence,
17.42 meters = 
= 57' 232/127''
That is, None of these answers is reasonable.
First show the statement holds for

. The left hand side is just 8, and the right hand side is

, so it's true.
Assume the statement holds for

, i.e.

and use this to show it holds for

, i.e.

By the assumption above, you have

so the statement is true for all

.