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value of M

by shahab03 » Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:40 am
whats the easy way to solve this one? thanks


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Re: value of M

by quant-master » Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:03 pm
shahab03 wrote:whats the easy way to solve this one? thanks


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M= 4^1/2+ 4^1/3+4^1/4
= 2+2^2/3+2^1/2
We know that 2^1/2 is 1.414 (approx)

Hence 2+2^2/3+1.414 = 3.414+2^2/3

2^2/3 will definitely be greater than 1.414 hence M>4

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