Problem 46828. Approximate functions 2 (★★★★)

Created by Anirban Pal

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border-right-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-start-end-radius: 0px; border-start-start-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-block-size: 18px; min-height: 18px; padding-inline-start: 4px; padding-left: 4px; perspective-origin: 404px 10.2167px; transform-origin: 404px 10.2167px; white-space: nowrap; "><span style="block-size: auto; border-inline-end-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-inline-end-style: none; border-inline-end-width: 0px; border-inline-start-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-inline-start-style: none; border-inline-start-width: 0px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-inline-end: 45px; margin-right: 45px; min-block-size: 0px; min-height: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0px; padding-left: 0px; perspective-origin: 50.6px 8.5px; transform-origin: 50.6px 8.5px; unicode-bidi: normal; white-space: pre; margin-right: 45px; "><span style="margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-right: 0px; perspective-origin: 4.21667px 8.5px; transform-origin: 4.21667px 8.5px; ">2</span><span style="border-block-end-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-block-start-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-bottom-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-inline-end-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-inline-start-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-left-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-right-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-top-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); caret-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); color: rgb(178, 140, 0); column-rule-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-right: 0px; outline-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); perspective-origin: 46.3833px 8.5px; text-decoration: none; text-decoration-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); text-emphasis-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); transform-origin: 46.3833px 8.5px; ">! = 1x2 = 2</span></span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); block-size: 20.4333px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-end-end-radius: 0px; border-end-start-radius: 0px; border-inline-end-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); border-inline-end-style: solid; border-inline-end-width: 1px; border-inline-start-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); border-inline-start-style: solid; border-inline-start-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-start-end-radius: 0px; border-start-start-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-block-size: 18px; min-height: 18px; padding-inline-start: 4px; padding-left: 4px; perspective-origin: 404px 10.2167px; transform-origin: 404px 10.2167px; white-space: nowrap; "><span style="block-size: auto; border-inline-end-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-inline-end-style: none; border-inline-end-width: 0px; border-inline-start-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-inline-start-style: none; border-inline-start-width: 0px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-inline-end: 45px; margin-right: 45px; min-block-size: 0px; min-height: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0px; padding-left: 0px; perspective-origin: 59.0333px 8.5px; transform-origin: 59.0333px 8.5px; unicode-bidi: normal; white-space: pre; margin-right: 45px; "><span style="margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-right: 0px; perspective-origin: 4.21667px 8.5px; transform-origin: 4.21667px 8.5px; ">3</span><span style="border-block-end-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-block-start-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-bottom-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-inline-end-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-inline-start-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-left-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-right-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-top-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); caret-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); color: rgb(178, 140, 0); column-rule-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-right: 0px; outline-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); perspective-origin: 54.8167px 8.5px; text-decoration: none; text-decoration-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); text-emphasis-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); transform-origin: 54.8167px 8.5px; ">! = 1x2x3 = 6</span></span></div><div style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); block-size: 20.4333px; border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; border-bottom-right-radius: 0px; border-end-end-radius: 0px; border-end-start-radius: 0px; border-inline-end-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); border-inline-end-style: solid; border-inline-end-width: 1px; border-inline-start-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); border-inline-start-style: solid; border-inline-start-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(233, 233, 233); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-start-end-radius: 0px; border-start-start-radius: 0px; border-top-left-radius: 0px; border-top-right-radius: 0px; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-block-size: 18px; min-height: 18px; padding-inline-start: 4px; padding-left: 4px; perspective-origin: 404px 10.2167px; transform-origin: 404px 10.2167px; white-space: nowrap; "><span style="block-size: auto; border-inline-end-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-inline-end-style: none; border-inline-end-width: 0px; border-inline-start-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-inline-start-style: none; border-inline-start-width: 0px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; margin-inline-end: 45px; margin-right: 45px; min-block-size: 0px; min-height: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0px; padding-left: 0px; perspective-origin: 84.3333px 8.5px; transform-origin: 84.3333px 8.5px; unicode-bidi: normal; white-space: pre; margin-right: 45px; "><span style="margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-right: 0px; perspective-origin: 4.21667px 8.5px; transform-origin: 4.21667px 8.5px; ">5</span><span style="border-block-end-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-block-start-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-bottom-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-inline-end-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-inline-start-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-left-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-right-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); border-top-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); caret-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); color: rgb(178, 140, 0); column-rule-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-right: 0px; outline-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); perspective-origin: 80.1167px 8.5px; text-decoration: none; text-decoration-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); text-emphasis-color: rgb(178, 140, 0); transform-origin: 80.1167px 8.5px; ">! = 1x2x3x4x5 = 120</span></span></div></div><div style="block-size: 21px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin-block-end: 9px; margin-block-start: 10px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-inline-end: 10px; margin-inline-start: 4px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 10px; perspective-origin: 384px 10.5px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 384px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 4px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-right: 10px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 78.3px 10.5px; transform-origin: 78.3px 10.5px; unicode-bidi: normal; "><span style="">If x=1 and n = 4, we have</span></span></div><div style="block-size: 45px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin-block-end: 9px; margin-block-start: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-inline-end: 10px; margin-inline-start: 4px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; perspective-origin: 384px 22.5px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 384px 22.5px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 4px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-right: 10px; "><img class="imageNode" style="vertical-align: baseline" src="data:image/gif;base64,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" data-image-state="image-loaded"></div><div style="block-size: 21px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin-block-end: 9px; margin-block-start: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-inline-end: 10px; margin-inline-start: 4px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; perspective-origin: 384px 10.5px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 384px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 4px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-right: 10px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 84.4167px 10.5px; transform-origin: 84.4167px 10.5px; unicode-bidi: normal; "><span style="">Avoid using for/while loops.</span></span></div></div></div>

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