= (3^103 - 1)/2
You asked:
Evaluate the expression: \(\frac{{3}^{103} - 1}{2}\)
MathBot Answer:
\[\frac{{3}^{103} - 1}{2} = 6957596529882152968992225251835887181478451547013\]
\[\begin{aligned}\frac{{3}^{103} - 1}{2}& = \left(3^{103} - 1\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2}\\& = \left(13915193059764305937984450503671774362956903094027 - 1\right) \cdot \frac{1}{2}\\& = \frac{13915193059764305937984450503671774362956903094026}{2}\\& = 6957596529882152968992225251835887181478451547013\end{aligned}\]