Here is the problem for this week:
(a) What are the values of the following products?
(b) Hence find the following product in terms of n, (n an integer and at least 2).
You can download the pdf solution here.
Teacher notes:
Level of difficulty: First part accessible for all students. Second part accessible for HL students and strong SL.
Syllabus knowledge required: Manipulation of fractions (prior knowledge).
This would be a good starter to support non-calculator methods
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