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PostPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:17 am    Post subject: 29-26 Reply with quote
Can you pls help with your explanation? thanks!
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 12:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think the answer is C.

(-1/5)^n where n = 0 will be 1.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Answer is B. The exponent has to be negative to yield a number greater than 1, thus n must be positive. The exponent must be even to yield a positive answer.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
OA is B. thank you,
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