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6 November, 16:14

Two friends share a secret on the first day. The second date they each till one another different friend, so now for people know the secret. On day three or four till a different person, now ate know the secret. The secret keeps growing in this week. On what day will the number who know the secret past 1 million

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  1. 6 November, 19:58
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    The 20th day

    Step-by-step explanation:

    On the first day, number of people who know the secret=2

    Number of people On the second day = 2X2=4

    Number of people On the third day = 4X2=8

    We can see that on each passing day, the number keeps doubling.

    This is an example of a geometric progression.

    Now we are to determine the number of days when the number of people who know the secret will grow past 1,000,000

    For the G. P. 2,4,8, ...

    a=2, common ratio, r = 2

    Uₙ=arⁿ⁻¹

    arⁿ⁻¹>1000000

    2X2ⁿ⁻¹>1000000

    2ⁿ⁻¹⁺¹>1000000

    2ⁿ>1000000<2²⁰=1048576

    2ⁿ<2²⁰

    n<20

    It means on the 20th day, more than 1 million people will have been told the secret
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