document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=892289>Question 892289</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A line segment was halved and the two hence formed line segments were further halved and so on.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write an expression that represents the number of line segments obtained when halved n times starting from n=1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is it possible to obtain 144 line segments in this process?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First halving gives 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Second halving gives 2*2=4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Third halving gives 4*2=8.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fourth halving gives 8*2=16.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are forming powers of 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144 is not a power of 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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