21 + 22 + 23 + 24 +. + 2N-1 total n-1 term summation formula

21 + 22 + 23 + 24 +. + 2N-1 total n-1 term summation formula

Let x = 2 ^ 1 + 2 ^ 2 + 2 ^ 3 + 2 ^ 4 +... + 2 ^ (n-1) (1) 2x = 2 ^ 2 + 2 ^ 3 + 2 ^ 4 +... + 2 ^ (n-1) + 2 ^ n (2) (2) - (1) x = 2 ^ n - 2