SOLUTION: Let S be the set of all real numbers of the form
(a_1)/(3) + (a_2)/(3^2) + (a_3)/(3^3) + ...
where (a_i) is equal to either 0, 1, or 2 for each i.
(a) Is the number 1/4 in
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(a_1)/(3) + (a_2)/(3^2) + (a_3)/(3^3) + ...
where (a_i) is equal to either 0, 1, or 2 for each i.
(a) Is the number 1/4 in
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Question 1209410: Let S be the set of all real numbers of the form
(a_1)/(3) + (a_2)/(3^2) + (a_3)/(3^3) + ...
where (a_i) is equal to either 0, 1, or 2 for each i.
(a) Is the number 1/4 in the set S?
(b) Is the number 1/7 in the set S? Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):