p d p d
"a" & "b".
negative reciprocals of each other
Adjacent letters are letters that are next to each other in a sequence, such as in a word or the alphabet. For example, in the word "cat," the letters "c" and "a" are adjacent, as are "a" and "t." Similarly, in the alphabet, "a" and "b" or "x" and "y" are considered adjacent letters.
Square, rhombus and a kite
The sides on a ladder are perpindicular from each other.
When they meet each other at 90 degrees.
each symbol of the phoenician alphabet represented a consonant.
We have an alphabet because it enables us to communicate with each other through writing. Think about how many things in the world have letters on them!
There are actually 28 unkowns, one for each of the letters in the alphabet. =D
The letters in the English alphabet do not have meanings. They only take on meaning when they are combined with each other to form words.
There are 24 letters in the alphabet we use (derived the Latin alphabet; note that there were several letters we use today which the Romans didn't). To add breadth and depth to the answer, I will give the phonetic alphabet, which gives each letter in the alphabet a word which is not able to be confused with any other in the English language, so that the person receiving an audio message can easily understand the letters being conveyed. The alphabet is as follows:AlphaBravoCharleyDeltaEchoFoxtrotGolfHotelIndiaJulietKiloLemurMikeNovemberOscarPapaQuebecRomeoSierraTangoUniformVictorWhiskeyX-rayYankeeZuluThe English alphabet is the alphabet used to form the words of the English language, used in general communication.
In the word "misplace," we need to find pairs of letters that have the same number of letters between them as they do in the English alphabet. The pairs are: (m, p), (i, s), and (l, e). Each of these pairs has 2 letters between them in the alphabet, matching the spacing in the word. Thus, there are three such pairs.