1) ( X-A )( X-B )( X -C )( X-D )..........( X-Z )
( X-A )( X-B )( X -C )( X-D )..........( X-Z )
= ( X-A )( X-B )( X -C )( X-D )..........(X-X)(X-Y)( X-Z )
=( X-A )( X-B )( X -C )( X-D )..........(0)(X-Y)( X-Z )
=0
2. 2^ -1 + 2^ -2 + 2^ -3 + .......+ 2^ -18 + 2^ -19
2的 負1次方加 2的 負2次方加 2的 負3次方......加2的 負18次方 加2的 負19次方
Same as above, but you can also do it as a geometric series:
Let R=1/2, then
2^ -1 + 2^ -2 + 2^ -3 + .......+ 2^ -18 + 2^ -19
=R(1+R+R^2+...+R^18)
=R(1-R^19)/(1-R)
=1-R^19
=1-(1/2)^19
2007-11-28 10:16:13 補充:
假設 a=1/2, 并且 s=1+a+a^2+a^3+....+a^n (=總和)a*s = a+a^2+a^3+a^4+...+a^(n+1)s-a*s = 1-a^(n+1)s(1-a)=1-a^(n+1)s=(1-a^(n+1))/(1-a)可以睇下
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