Tuesday, September 24, 2013

If the property of the elements of the set B is 1+3+9+..+3^(n+1)=1093 what are the natural elements of the set.

Let n be the elements of the set
B.


To determine the elements of the set, we'll have to
solve the sum of the consecutive terms of a geometric progresison, that represents the
property of the elements of the set.


The number of terms of
the geometric progression is n+2. The common ratio of the geometric progression is q =
3.


The sum of n+2 terms of the geometric progression
is:


S = b1*(q^(n+2) -
1)/(q-1)


Foe b1 = 1 and q = 3, we'll
get:


S = [3^(n+2) - 1]/(3-1)


S
= [3^(n+2) - 1]/2


But S = 1093 => [3^(n+2) - 1]/2 =
1093


Therefore, we'll
have:


3^(n+2) - 1 =
2186


3^(n+2) = 2187


We'll
create matching bases since 2187 = 3^7:


3^(n+2) =
3^7


Since the bases are matching, we'll apply one to one
property:


n + 2 = 7


n =
5


The natural number that has the given
property of the set B is n = 5.

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