Well you're using part of an infinite series, but it's finite. Let's say we use the series of all the natural numbers up to the nth number:
N = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ...
Right so if we use it as a finite series we can solve for the nth number quite easily. Let's say solve for n=10 - that's just:
N = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 = 66
Assuming that we start from n=0. There's no funny business there. Once you've figure out the series you need you can look up how its value is calculated for n terms, and then calculate it.
If we want to know the size our elastic band has stretched to after 11 years, we would use this series:
N = 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + ...
Basically just the number of seconds that has passed plus 1 (since it started with size 1m).
Approximately 347,124,097 meters. The question though is where is the ant, has he completed his journey, will he complete his journey and how long will it take him?
N = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ...
Right so if we use it as a finite series we can solve for the nth number quite easily. Let's say solve for n=10 - that's just:
N = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 = 66
Assuming that we start from n=0. There's no funny business there. Once you've figure out the series you need you can look up how its value is calculated for n terms, and then calculate it.
If we want to know the size our elastic band has stretched to after 11 years, we would use this series:
N = 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + ...
Basically just the number of seconds that has passed plus 1 (since it started with size 1m).
Approximately 347,124,097 meters. The question though is where is the ant, has he completed his journey, will he complete his journey and how long will it take him?
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The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke