Let n be a positive odd integer number (i.e., n = 2k + 1, for some integer k). Find a unit fraction representation of 3/n consisting of three terms. Express the unit representation in terms of n and k in “simplest” form.
Let n be a positive odd integer number (i.e., n = 2k + 1, for some integer k). Find a unit fraction representation of 3/n consisting of three terms. Express the unit representation in terms of n and k in “simplest” form.
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Let n be a positive odd integer number (i.e., n = 2k + 1, for some integer k). Find a unit fraction
representation of 3/n consisting of three terms. Express the unit representation in terms of n and k in
“simplest” form.
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