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by shibal » Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:03 pm
could u pls check if you posted the eq correctly....

2^(4-1)^2 = 2^6

2^3-2 = 2(2^2-1)

2^6 / 2(2^2-1) = (2^5)/3...

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by qamar999 » Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:10 pm
2^(4-1)^2/2^3-2

1. 2^8
2. 2^7
3. 2^6
4. 2^5
5. 2^4

yeah that's how it is. just messed up the answer options. they're fine now. any idea?[/img]

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by shibal » Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:17 pm
qamar999 wrote:2^(4-1)^2/2^3-2

1. 2^8
2. 2^7
3. 2^6
4. 2^5
5. 2^4

yeah that's how it is. just messed up the answer options. they're fine now. any idea?[/img]
i understand that 2^3-2 is actually 2^(3-2)... this would lead to 2^6/2... ans 2^5
OA?

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by qamar999 » Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:20 pm
the answer is 2^8. which is 256.

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by shibal » Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:29 pm
qamar999 wrote:the answer is 2^8. which is 256.
hummmm i think eq is not correct...

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by selango » Sat Aug 07, 2010 9:10 pm
2^(4-1)^2/2^(3-2 )

2^(3)^2/2

2^9/2=2^8
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