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Old May 10th, 2009, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by hkito View Post
The minimum is attained at the mean \dfrac{\sum_{i=1}^{16} 2^i}{16}= \dfrac{2^{16}-1}{16}
If you tell us why you think the minimum is attained there and what that minimum is we could explain where you went wrong.

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