Given that
[tex]\begin{gathered} layer1=4plates \\ layer2=8plates \\ layer3=16plates \\ layer4=32plates \end{gathered}[/tex]Explanation
From the above, it is easy to see that the arrangement of the layers follows a geometric sequence where
[tex]\begin{gathered} first\text{ term = 4} \\ common\text{ ratio = }\frac{second\text{ }term}{first\text{ term}}=\frac{8}{4}=2 \end{gathered}[/tex]Since r>1, therefore the sum of 10 terms, which implies would give the total number of plates that are in the stack can be seen below.
[tex]\begin{gathered} S_n=\frac{a(r^n-1)}{r-1} \\ therefore; \\ S_{10}=\frac{4(2^{10}-1)}{2-1}=\frac{4(1024-1)}{1}=4(1023)=4092 \end{gathered}[/tex]Answer: 4092
