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Find y

by "Jim Dars" <jim-dars@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 13, 2008 at 04:49 PM

Hi All,

Find y:

Given:  g = a googolplex - 1
             y = the largest number smaller than g such that

   Sum(i = y to g)  1/i  >= 1

If you can't, can you recommend a good estimate of y?

Best wishes, Jim




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 "Jim Dars" <  2008-05-13 16:49:06 
Re: Find y
 Chip Eastham <hardmath  2008-05-13 21:19:42 
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 "Jim Dars" <  2008-05-14 12:02:18 
Re: Find y
 Tim Little <tim@[EMAIL  2008-05-14 22:35:30 
Re: Find y
 "Jim Dars" <  2008-05-17 13:35:23 
Re: Find y
 Chip Eastham <hardmath  2008-05-14 19:59:33 
Re: Find y
 Chip Eastham <hardmath  2008-05-19 09:14:59 
Re: Find y
 David W. Cantrell <DWC  2008-05-23 02:46:17 
Re: Find y
 Tim Little <tim@[EMAIL  2008-05-23 00:36:14 
Re: Find y
 David W. Cantrell <DWC  2008-05-24 02:36:19 

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