Gabriel's problem
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Key learning points
- In this lesson, you will learn about a famous maths problem called Gabriel's problem.
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6 Questions
A sequence is defined as follows: Start with any positive integer value (𝑛). Each term is found from the previous term as follows: If the value is even, divide it by 2 (𝑛/2). If the value is odd, multiply it by 3 and add 1 (3𝑛+1).
Q2.
If the first term of the sequence is 30, what would the second term be?
100
60
91
Q3.
If the second term of the sequence is 30, what would could the first term be?
100
15
91
Q4.
Fill in the gap: The Collatz conjecture states: no matter the start number (𝑛), the sequence will always reach __________.
half of the start number
infinity
zero
Q5.
What is the first name of Mr Collatz?
Bob
Christian
Leonard
Q6.
In what year did Collatz make his conjecture?
1927
1997
2007
3 Questions
Q1.
Each blue box is the product of the 3 numbers in that row or column. All the questions refer to this picture below. First, what is the value in box A?
16
9
Q2.
What is the value in box B?
1
3
4
Q3.
Which of the following could be a value for C?
112
189
83