3 squares = 4 circles, so (number of squares)/(number of circles) = 3/4.
3/4 = 12/16
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4 squares = 2 circles, so (number of squares)/(number of circles) = 4/2.
4/2 = 2/1
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2 squares = 5 circles, so (number of squares)/(number of circles) = 2/5.
2/5 = 4/10
First, rewrite the equation so that <em>y</em> is a function of <em>x</em> :

(If you were to plot the actual curve, you would have both
and
, but one curve is a reflection of the other, so the arc length for 1 ≤ <em>x</em> ≤ 8 would be the same on both curves. It doesn't matter which "half-curve" you choose to work with.)
The arc length is then given by the definite integral,

We have

Then in the integral,

Substitute

This transforms the integral to

and computing it is trivial:

We can simplify this further to

First you'd convert the seconds into minutes by dividing.
18,000 / 60 (60 secs in a min) = 300 minutes
Then, similarly, you would convert the minutes into hours.
300 / 60 (60 mins in an hr) = 5 hours
The answer is 5 hours.
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