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Sheeeeesh
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Hi the top part is an example and the bottom are the questions :) i need help with part ii) of the question below thanks in advance!!

Date Posted: 4 years ago
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Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
4 years ago
Same idea as the example, this time look for the relevant groups of cancellations.
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4 years ago
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Alan Tan Jinghan
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here you go!
Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
4 years ago
It's not 0.500.
Alan Tan Jinghan
Alan Tan Jinghan
4 years ago
its rounded off to 3sf!
Eric Nicholas K
Eric Nicholas K
4 years ago
You never put approximate sign...

Mirandi, you will need to observe a pattern in the list. The series of continuous cancellations is the beauty of this problem. The vast majority of the 6060 fractions in the expansion gets eliminated with one another, leaving behind only six surviving fractions.
Sheeeeesh
Sheeeeesh
4 years ago
Thank you!
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Eric Nicholas K
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We call this approach of cancellations the method of differences.
Sheeeeesh
Sheeeeesh
4 years ago
Thank you!