If you have one father, and two grandfathers, then how many great-great-great-great-great-great grandfathers do you have?
2006-08-12 07:58:15 · 5 answers · asked by Jedi Baptist 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Between 1 and 64.
64 if they are all unique.
How? Grandfather is 2
each great is a 2 multiplier
there are 5 more
So we have 2^6 = 64... but there is no garuntee that the are unique. So you could have 1,2,3,...,63,64
2006-08-12 08:07:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
father = 2^0 = 1
grandfathers = 2^1 = 2
5-greats = 2^6 = 64
2006-08-12 16:00:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
None Living.
2^(n-1)
2006-08-12 15:12:40 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Cellophane 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2^(n-1)
n is the level you go up from you to reach that level.
2006-08-12 15:00:15 · answer #4 · answered by Stanyan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
two
2006-08-12 15:11:25 · answer #5 · answered by ashley k 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋