Helge Messages 2 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Nov 16, 2011 #1 How can ((n+1)^2(*n!))/((n+1)!*n^2) be simplified to (n+1)/n^2? My own answer is (n+1)^2/n^2, but its apparently wrong
How can ((n+1)^2(*n!))/((n+1)!*n^2) be simplified to (n+1)/n^2? My own answer is (n+1)^2/n^2, but its apparently wrong
DivisionByZro Messages 250 Reaction score 1 Nov 16, 2011 #2 Here's how: [tex] \frac{(n+1)^{2}\cdot n!}{(n+1)!\cdot n^{2}}<br /> =<br /> \frac{(n+1)^{2}\cdot n!}{(n)!\cdot(n+1) \cdot n^{2}}<br /> =<br /> \frac{(n+1)\cdot n!}{(n)! \cdot n^{2}}<br /> =<br /> \frac{(n+1)}{n^{2}}<br /> [/tex] All you had to do was expand the (n+1)! into (n+1)n!. :)
Here's how: [tex] \frac{(n+1)^{2}\cdot n!}{(n+1)!\cdot n^{2}}<br /> =<br /> \frac{(n+1)^{2}\cdot n!}{(n)!\cdot(n+1) \cdot n^{2}}<br /> =<br /> \frac{(n+1)\cdot n!}{(n)! \cdot n^{2}}<br /> =<br /> \frac{(n+1)}{n^{2}}<br /> [/tex] All you had to do was expand the (n+1)! into (n+1)n!. :)