Thread: simplifying

5/4 * 14^n-1

and

1 * 1-8^n
9 -7

Originally Posted by vbarnett326

5/4 * 14^n-1

and

1 * 1-8^n
9 -7

$\displaystyle \frac{5}{4} * (14^n-1) $

$\displaystyle \frac{1}{9} * \frac{1-8^n}{-7} $

Are these the correct equations?

they reduced the first one more than that and the second one the -7 should be under the second equation!!