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by beny » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:14 pm
Keep factoring out 2's until you see a pattern:

2+2+2^2+2^3+...+2^8
2(1+1+2+2^2+2^3+...+2^7)
2*2(1+1+2+2^2+2^3+...+2^6)

...

2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2*2

=2^9

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by cveluswamy » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:57 am
Thanks Beny...