um im doing a homwork assinment and i really dont understand it.
the questions are: who was the president at the time that sentance became famouse?(A MAN A PLAN A CANAL PANAMA)
what is special about the sentance?
and
this sentance is an english representashion of what mathmatical thing?
so if you know the answer to any of these questions please let me know. thanks soooo much
every answer helps
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o and i need this done by tomorrow
so if you could answer as soon as possible
thanks again!
2007-09-05 12:17:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
the sentence is a palindrome which is now also accepted as a mathematical term which means "a number or word that reads the same way from right to left as it does left to right."
would the president perhaps be theodore roosevelt? wasnt he the one who somehow urged Panama (with a deal i dont quite recall) for the US to have access to panama canal (naval strategy)? it could also be jimmy carter because i think it was he who signed the panama canal treaty. i'm not really sure though if those were also the time that the sentence become famous.
2007-09-05 12:31:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A MAN A PLAN A CANAL PANAMA back words is this
AMANAPLANACANALPANAMA and if you put spaces in...
A MAN A PLAN A CANAL PANAMA
it is a palindrome
also Theodore Roosevelt was the president.
The only vowel in the whole sentence is A
2007-09-05 12:21:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Theodore Roosevelt was president at the time. His plan was to help Panama against Colombia to win their trust. Then he would talk them into the Panama Canal. The US owned this small part of Central America until recently they gained their independence.
Try these sites:
www.pancanal.com/eng/history/
www.canalmuseum.com/
2007-09-05 12:28:30 · answer #3 · answered by Frosty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1- President Theodore Roosevelt arranged for Panama's independence from Colombia in 1903 to build the canal.
2- The only vowel used in the entire sentence is A
3- This sentence is a palindrone, which means it is the same from right to left as it is from left to right
2007-09-05 12:45:52 · answer #4 · answered by LeeGuy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
umm all i know is if u look at it..... A MAN A PLAN A CANAL PANAMA. if you read that backwards it's the same thing over again. a man a plan a canal panama...so that might be sumthin special about it.....srry i couldn't help more
2007-09-05 12:25:10 · answer #5 · answered by asian_chicka 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
James Earl Carter, Jr. AKA Jimmy Carter or Theodore Roosevelt try this site http://www.fun-with-words.com/palin_panama.html
2007-09-05 12:25:57 · answer #6 · answered by xXBloodOnMyHandsXx 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The sentence is a palindrome - it can be read the same backwards as forwards
2007-09-05 12:23:49 · answer #7 · answered by Evieve 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋