Note on an approximate fractional expression for the expansion of (1+x)n to any odd number of terms

J.E.A. Steggall

doi:10.1017/S0013091500030935

Note on an approximate fractional expression for the expansion of (1+x)n to any odd number of terms

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 January 2009

J.E.A. Steggall

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In Bonnycastle's Arithmetic a rule is given for finding any root of a number by approximation which in substance reduces to this statement:—If a and b are nearly equal, then the nth root of a/b is nearly equal to

Type: Research Article
Information: Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society , Volume 10 , February 1891 , pp. 21 - 23

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