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Given 1/2 + 1 + 2 + 2^2 + ... + 2^10 = a*2^b + c, find the values of a,b,c.

Consider the Left-Hand-Side (LHS) of the equation first. LHS: 1/2 + 1 + 2 + 2^2 + ... + 2^10. We identify this as a geometric series by noticing that dividing any term u_(n+1) by the preceding term n the ...

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Answered by Carlo M. Maths tutor
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How do you do simple integration?

If you have an expression like 6x^2, to integrate it you have to add 1 to the power. Therefore, the new power will be 3. Then divide the whole expression by the new power so it will be 6x^3 divided by 3, ...

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Find the area under the curve of f(x)=4x/(x^2+1) form x = 0 to x = 2.

Solution of all integration problems starts with investigation of a given function. We can’t represent it with standard functions, i.e. linear, power or trigonometric. Second step would be to try substitu...

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Answered by Igors D. Maths tutor
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Sketch a graph of the equation of y=2x+5

From the format of the equation which is y=mx+c you can tell that it is a straight line graph. in the equation m means gradient which in this question is 2 and c is the y-intersect which in this question ...

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Answered by Iebad A. Maths tutor
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What is the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric series 32 + 16 + 8 + ... ?

Here we need to use the formula for the sum of a geometric series up to n terms: s = a*(r^n-1)/(r-1). In this formula, 'a' is the first term of the series, 'r' is the common ratio between each consecutive...

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Answered by Eleanor C. Maths tutor
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