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algebra senior

Problem

Define which omits all terms of the form where is an odd multiple of 3, and which includes only terms of the form where is an odd multiple of 3.

Determine
Solution
We can start by taking out a factor of out of each term in : Note that we obtain all the terms in so Then so Therefore,
Final answer
10