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You have two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, and so forth.(a)If all your ancestors were distinct, what would be the total number of your ancestors for the past 42 generations (counting your parents' generation as number one)? (Hint: Use the formula for the sum of a geometric sequence.)(b)Assuming that each generation represents 25 years, how long (in years) is 42 generations?

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