Hmmmm.....
Think.. Think.. Think
EVALUATE THE EXPRESSION:
(2+1)(22+1)(24+1)...(21024+1)+1
This tricked me for a while.
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EVALUATE THE EXPRESSION:(2+1)(22+1)(24+1)...(21024+1)+1
(21+1)(22+1)=23+22+21+1|1+2=3(21+1)(22+1)(24+1)=27+26+25+24+23+22+21+1|1+2+4=7…(21+1)(22+1)(24+1)...(21024+1)=22047+22046+⋯+21+1|1+2+4+⋯+1024=204722047+22046+⋯+21+1=22048−1
(21+1)(22+1)(24+1)...(21024+1)+1=22048
CPhill: Can you please explain this result using Wolfram/Alpha? Where am I going wrong?
∏ [ 2^(2n) + 1], n=0 to 1023
=product_(n=0)^1023(1+2^(2 n))≈1.016900708110399312582356305677699335401×10^315,345