simplify the expression (X*X2*X***Xn) / (X*X3***X2n-1):o
M mathe25 Junior Member Joined Oct 13, 2011 Messages 50 May 30, 2012 #1 simplify the expression (X*X2*X***Xn) / (X*X3***X2n-1)
S soroban Elite Member Joined Jan 28, 2005 Messages 5,586 May 30, 2012 #3 Hello, mathe25! \(\displaystyle \text{Simplify: }\:\dfrac{x\cdot x^2\cdot x^3 \cdot x^4 \cdots x^n}{x\cdot x^3 \cdot x^5 \cdot x^7 \cdots x^{2n-1}}\) Click to expand... \(\displaystyle \dfrac{x\cdot x^2\cdot x^3 \cdot x^4 \cdots x^n}{x\cdot x^3 \cdot x^5 \cdot x^7 \cdots x^{2n-1}}\) . . \(\displaystyle \displaystyle =\;\frac{x}{x}\cdot\frac{x^2}{x^3}\cdot \frac{x^3}{x^5} \cdot\frac{x^4}{x^7} \cdots \frac{x^n}{x^{2n-1}}\) . . \(\displaystyle \displaystyle =\;1\cdot\frac{1}{x}\cdot\frac{1}{x^2}\cdot\frac{1}{x^3} \cdots \frac{1}{x^{n-1}}\) . . \(\displaystyle \displaystyle =\;\frac{1}{x^{[1+2+3+\cdots+(n-1)]}}\) . . \(\displaystyle \displaystyle=\;\frac{1}{x^{\frac{n(n-1)}{2}}}\)
Hello, mathe25! \(\displaystyle \text{Simplify: }\:\dfrac{x\cdot x^2\cdot x^3 \cdot x^4 \cdots x^n}{x\cdot x^3 \cdot x^5 \cdot x^7 \cdots x^{2n-1}}\) Click to expand... \(\displaystyle \dfrac{x\cdot x^2\cdot x^3 \cdot x^4 \cdots x^n}{x\cdot x^3 \cdot x^5 \cdot x^7 \cdots x^{2n-1}}\) . . \(\displaystyle \displaystyle =\;\frac{x}{x}\cdot\frac{x^2}{x^3}\cdot \frac{x^3}{x^5} \cdot\frac{x^4}{x^7} \cdots \frac{x^n}{x^{2n-1}}\) . . \(\displaystyle \displaystyle =\;1\cdot\frac{1}{x}\cdot\frac{1}{x^2}\cdot\frac{1}{x^3} \cdots \frac{1}{x^{n-1}}\) . . \(\displaystyle \displaystyle =\;\frac{1}{x^{[1+2+3+\cdots+(n-1)]}}\) . . \(\displaystyle \displaystyle=\;\frac{1}{x^{\frac{n(n-1)}{2}}}\)