Rising Variable LED Brightness

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 //Use a rising variable for the strength of Buzz's motor.
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Update the 'if' statement so the motor resets when it is at half strength.

Add an LED light and use the strength variable to decide how bright it is. Is there a better variable name that would apply to both the motor and the LED?

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Quiz

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1. Which syntax ends the entire 'void loop' function?

semicolon ;
parentheses )
closing curly brace }

2. Which syntax ends a single code command?

semicolon ;
closing curly brace }
period .

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