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by nrr 658 days ago
In practice, at least in my experience, only up to 13. (Though, I have the sequence memorized up to 21 because of a sign outside Chattanooga[0], which is what gave me my "hey, wait" moment about this.)

A combination of both the fundamental theorem of algebra and Zeckendorf's theorem has allowed me to fill in the rest so far. For example, 25 mi = 5 * 5 mi, which yields 5 * 8 km = 40 km. As it turns out, that is how far Cleveland, TN, lies from Chattanooga.

0: https://usma.org/metric-signs/tennessee

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>A combination of both the fundamental theorem of algebra and Zeckendorf's theorem

How do you apply the fundamental theorem of algebra here?

I will go out on a limb and assume they meant the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, that all numbers can be (uniquely) factored into primes.