4. A piece of paper is cut into two equal sections. Each new piece is cut into two additional pieces of equal
size. This pattern continues until it is no longer possible to cut the paper any more.
a. What is the dependent variable in this relationship?
b. What is the independent variable in this relationship?
c. Can this relationship be modeled by a linear function? Provide evidence to support your claim (this
can be a table, graph, equation).