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Which of the following does the expression 3^b + 3^b-1/3^b+1-3^b
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Which of the following does the expression \(\frac{3^b + 3^{b-1}}{3^{b+1}-3^b}\) equal.
a) 3
b) 4/3
c) 3/2
d) 3/4
e) 2/3
a) 3
b) 4/3
c) 3/2
d) 3/4
e) 2/3
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Re: Which of the following does the expression 3^b + 3^b-1/3^b+1-3^b
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Which of the following does the expression \(\frac{3^b + 3^{b-1}}{3^{b+1}-3^b}\) equal.
a) 3
b) 4/3
c) 3/2
d) 3/4
e) 2/3
a) 3
b) 4/3
c) 3/2
d) 3/4
e) 2/3
Part of the project: GRE QCQ & PS 3 Questions Every One DAILY Challenge - (2022)
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GRE Math Essentials (2022)
GRE Geometry Formulas
GRE - Math Book
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GRE - Math Book
One approach is to assign a nice/easy value to b and evaluate the expression.
How about b = 1
We get: (3^1 + 3^0)/(3^2 - 3^1)
Evaluate each power to get: (3 + 1)/(9 - 3)
Evaluate again: 4/6
Simplify: 1/3
Answer: E
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Which of the following does the expression 3^b + 3^b-1/3^b+1-3^b
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15 Jan 2023, 02:12
15 Jan 2023, 02:12
\(\frac{3^b + 3^{b-1}}{3^{b+1}-3^b}\) = \(\frac{3^{b-1 + 1} + 3^{b-1}}{3^b*3^1-3^b}\) = \(\frac{3^{b-1}*3^1 + 3^{b-1}}{3^b*(3-1)}\)
= \(\frac{3^{b-1}*(3+1)}{3^b*(3-1)}\) = \(\frac{3^{b-1}*4}{3^{b-1}*3*2}\) = \(\frac{2}{3}\)
So, Answer will be E
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= \(\frac{3^{b-1}*(3+1)}{3^b*(3-1)}\) = \(\frac{3^{b-1}*4}{3^{b-1}*3*2}\) = \(\frac{2}{3}\)
So, Answer will be E
Hope it helps!
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