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A Person Has 2 Parents, 4 Grandparents, 8 Great Grandparents, and So On. Find the Number of His Ancestors During the Ten Generations Preceding His Own. - Mathematics

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A person has 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great grandparents, and so on. Find the number of his ancestors during the ten generations preceding his own.

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उत्तर

Here, the ancestors of the person form the G.P.  2, 4, 8, 16, ........
Now, first term, a = 2 
And,  r = 2
∴ Number of  his ancestors during the ten generations preceding his own,

\[S_{10} = 2\left( \frac{2^{10} - 1}{2 - 1} \right) = 2 \left( 1024 - 1 \right) = 2046\]

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अध्याय 20: Geometric Progression - Exercise 20.3 [पृष्ठ २९]

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अध्याय 20 Geometric Progression
Exercise 20.3 | Q 18 | पृष्ठ २९

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