Chapter 4: Q.65 (page 287)
What values does X take on?
Short Answer
can take any positive integer value from zero to positive perpetuity.
Chapter 4: Q.65 (page 287)
What values does X take on?
can take any positive integer value from zero to positive perpetuity.
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