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Old 11-12-2002, 01:21 PM   #4
andrewas
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Originally posted by MagiK:
quote:
Originally posted by andrewas:
2^4, or 16.

Each lever has 2 positons. With two levers there are 2*2 positions. With three its 2*2*2, and with four its simpler just to say 2^4.

or 4^2 [img]smile.gif[/img]
[/QUOTE]Thats an exception. It works with 4 levers. But with 5, 2^5 is 32 and 5^2 is 25. Simpler to stick with the general case.
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