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Grade 12th passAlgebra

let N=(2+1) (22+1) (23+1) …....(232+1) +1 then log256N =?

Profile image of Pranav Dabhade
9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of jagdish singh singh
ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
\hspace{-0.7 cm}$ Let $P=(2+1)(2^2+1)(2^4+1)..........(2^{32}+1)\;,$ Then\\\\\\ $P = \frac{\overbrace{(2-1)(2+1)}_{(2^2-1)}(2^2+1)(2^4+1)..........(2^{32}+1)}{(2-1)} = \frac{2^{64}-1}{2-1} = 2^{64}-1$\\\\\\ So $N=P+1 = 2^{64}-1+1 = 2^{64}$\\\\ So $\log_{256}(N)= \log_{256}(2^{64}) = 64\cdot \log_{2^{8}}(2) = \frac{64}{{8}}\log_{2}(2) = 8.$
Profile image of Kushagra Madhukar
5 Years ago
Dear student,
Please find the answer to your question.
 
Multiply and divide the given terms of N by (2 – 1)
Now apply the identity (a – b)(a + b) = a2 – b2 to club two terms into one.
Keep doing this and you will be left with N = 264 = (28)8 = 2568
Hence, log256N = 8
 
Thanks and regards,
Kushagra