Question

1/1-x +1/1+x +2/1+x^2 +4/1+x^4 +8/1+x^8 +16/1+x^16 = 32/1-x^32 c/m

Answer 1

\(\dfrac{1}{1-x}+\dfrac{1}{1+x}+\dfrac{2}{1+x^2}+\dfrac{4}{1+x^4}+\dfrac{8}{1+x^8}+\dfrac{16}{1+x^{16}}\)

\(=\dfrac{1+x+1-x}{1-x^2}+\dfrac{2}{1+x^2}+\dfrac{4}{1+x^4}+\dfrac{8}{1+x^8}+\dfrac{16}{1+x^{16}}\)

\(=\dfrac{2+2x^2+2-2x^2}{1-x^4}+\dfrac{4}{1+x^4}+\dfrac{8}{1+x^8}+\dfrac{16}{1+x^{16}}\)

\(=\dfrac{4+4x^4+4-4x^4}{1-x^8}+\dfrac{8}{1+x^8}+\dfrac{16}{1+x^{16}}\)

\(=\dfrac{8+8x^8+8-8x^8}{1-x^{16}}+\dfrac{16}{1+x^{16}}\)

\(=\dfrac{16+16x^{16}+16-16x^{16}}{1-x^{32}}=\dfrac{32}{1-x^{32}}\)