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sango

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can anybody explain the Tk+1/Tk to me? i can use it to solve questions in magaret groves book but i've got no idea what it means... i m essentiall using a formula without understanding it...
 

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Originally posted by sango
can anybody explain the Tk+1/Tk to me? i can use it to solve questions in magaret groves book but i've got no idea what it means... i m essentiall using a formula without understanding it...
your trying to find the greatest coefficient in an expansion........the greatest expansion occurs when the ratio tk+1/Tk is greater than 1
so when you use that formula you are finding where in the expansion the coefficient term is largest
 

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