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alejandro.ventura
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Exponents

by alejandro.ventura Mon May 31, 2010 3:17 pm

(1/5)^m * (1/4)^18 = 1/(2*10^35)

What is M?
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Re: Exponents

by debmalya.dutta Mon May 31, 2010 4:33 pm

2*10^35
( 2^-36 )*(5 ^ -35)
and
(1/5)^m * (1/4)^18
5)^-m* 2 ^ -36
Hence m=35
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Re: Exponents

by alejandro.ventura Mon May 31, 2010 5:52 pm

thx
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Re: Exponents

by mschwrtz Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:32 am

Thanks debmalya.dutta, nice job.
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