document.write( "Question 1199206: Simplify: + ... + \"%28%284%5E102%29%2F%284%5E103%29%29+%2B+%28%284%5E102%29%2F%284%5E104%29%29\" \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "I see two sequences alternate.\r\n" );
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document.write( "After separating, one sequence is   \"4%5E0%2F4%5E1\" + \"4%5E2%2F4%5E3\" + \"4%5E4%2F4%5E5\" + . . . + \"4%5E102%2F4%5E103\"         (1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "              Another sequence is   \"4%5E0%2F4%5E2\" + \"4%5E2%2F4%5E4\" + \"4%5E6%2F4%5E8\" + . . . + \"4%5E102%2F4%5E104\"         (2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Sequence (1), after reducing, is the sum of \"102%2F2%2B1\" = 52 equal addends, each of which is  \"1%2F4\",\r\n" );
document.write( "so this sum is  \"52%2F4\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Sequence (2), after reducing, is the sum of \"102%2F2%2B1\" = 52 equal addends, each of which is  \"1%2F16\",\r\n" );
document.write( "so this sum is  \"52%2F16\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the total sum is  \"52%2F4\" + \"52%2F16\" = \"%2852%2A4%29%2F16\" + \"52%2F16\" = \"260%2F16\" = \"130%2F8\" = 16\"2%2F8\" = 16\"1%2F4\".    ANSWER\r\n" );
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