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To the nearest thousand what is the value of

a= 3^(1/1998)+ 3 ^(-(1/1998) )

a. 0
b. 2
c. 10
d sqrt3
e. 4

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06 Dec 2003, 16:07

stoolfi wrote:

3^0+3^0=2

B?

right again.

do you think ,we needed nearest "thousandth" here, instead

of nearest thousand

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06 Dec 2003, 16:25

I agree, but better still would be to say which answer is closest to the following equation.

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07 Dec 2003, 05:49

praetorian123 wrote:

stoolfi wrote:

3^0+3^0=2

B?

right again.

do you think ,we needed nearest "thousandth" here, instead

of nearest thousand

The question should be simply:

The <equation> is approximately:
a
b
c
d
e
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