Combine Random Tones and Random Delays

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/* Beep random tones on the speaker with a random delay between each tone */ void setup(){ pinMode(2,OUTPUT); //Speaker } void loop(){ tone(2,random(40,1200)); //play a random hertz value from 40 - 1199 on the speaker delay(random(50,2000)); // random delay from 50-1999 milliseconds between each tone } // (c) 2023 Let's Start Coding. License: www.letsstartcoding.com/bsdlicense
 

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




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