R RING12 Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Aug 13, 2006 Messages 207 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Pre-Dental Jul 6, 2011 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad evaluate (8^6-4^7)/2^14? I can solve it but I cant understand where he gets 2^4-1????? I get 2^4/2^10!!! can some one tell me what Im doing wrong, Plz?
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad evaluate (8^6-4^7)/2^14? I can solve it but I cant understand where he gets 2^4-1????? I get 2^4/2^10!!! can some one tell me what Im doing wrong, Plz?
M mh0000 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jul 1, 2011 Messages 181 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Jul 6, 2011 #2 8^6 can be written as 2^6*2^6*2^6 or in other words 2^18. 4^7 by the same means can be written as 2^7*2^7 or 2^14. split it into two fractions with the same denominator: 2^18/2^14 - 2^14/2^14. The first term simplifies to 2^4 and the second term simplifies to 1. Upvote 0 Downvote
8^6 can be written as 2^6*2^6*2^6 or in other words 2^18. 4^7 by the same means can be written as 2^7*2^7 or 2^14. split it into two fractions with the same denominator: 2^18/2^14 - 2^14/2^14. The first term simplifies to 2^4 and the second term simplifies to 1.
R RING12 Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Aug 13, 2006 Messages 207 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Pre-Dental Jul 6, 2011 #3 mh0000 said: 8^6 can be written as 2^6*2^6*2^6 or in other words 2^18. 4^7 by the same means can be written as 2^7*2^7 or 2^14. split it into two fractions with the same denominator: 2^18/2^14 - 2^14/2^14. The first term simplifies to 2^4 and the second term simplifies to 1. Click to expand... Thank u. I got it what I was doing was wrong!!! Upvote 0 Downvote
mh0000 said: 8^6 can be written as 2^6*2^6*2^6 or in other words 2^18. 4^7 by the same means can be written as 2^7*2^7 or 2^14. split it into two fractions with the same denominator: 2^18/2^14 - 2^14/2^14. The first term simplifies to 2^4 and the second term simplifies to 1. Click to expand... Thank u. I got it what I was doing was wrong!!!
