course mth 151 I had some diffuctly with the qup. I didn't understand fully, how to read the problem. ʙјIassignment #001
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18:08:06 Query 1.2.6 seq 2, 57, 220, 575, 1230, 2317 ... by successive differences
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RESPONSE --> 3992 I used the same method as example on page 11-12. confidence assessment: 2
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18:08:45 ** Using sequences of differences we obtain: 2, 57, 220, 575, 1230, 2317, # 3992 55, 163, 355, 655, 1087, # 1675 108, 192, 300, 432, # 588 84, 108, 132, # 156 24, 24, The final results, after the # signs, are obtained by adding the number in the row just below, in the following order: Line (4) becomes 132+24=156 Line (3) becomes 432+156=588 Line (2) becomes 1087+588=1675 Line (1) becomes 2317+1675=3992 The next term is 3992. **
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RESPONSE --> i better understand how to explain using the form. self critique assessment: 3
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18:14:05 1.2.18 1^2 + 1 = 2^2 - 2; 2^2 + 2 = 3^2 - 3; 3^2 + 3 = etc.
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RESPONSE --> 4^2+4=5^2-5 confidence assessment: 2
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18:14:29 ** The next equation in the sequence would be 4^2 + 4 = 5^2 - 5 The verification is as follows: 4^2 + 4 = 5^2 - 5 simplifies to give you 16 + 4 = 25 - 5 or 20 = 20 **
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RESPONSE --> okay self critique assessment: 2
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18:18:11 ** the equation says that the square of the sum of the first n counting numbers is equal to the sum of their cubes **
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RESPONSE --> Enter, as appropriate, an answer to the question, a critique of your answer in response to a given answer, your insights regarding the situation at this point, notes to yourself, or just an OK. Always critique your solutions by describing any insights you had or errors you makde, and by explaining how you can make use of the insight or how you now know how to avoid certain errors. Also pose for the instructor any question or questions that you have related to the problem or series of problems. I could understand the the idea behind the problem, but I was at a loss for words. self critique assessment: 1
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18:24:34 1.2.36 1 st triangular # div by 3, remainder; then 2d etc. Pattern.
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RESPONSE --> I used to formlua Tn=n(n+1)divided by 2 n=3 n=6 n=10 I would assume I performed somthing incorrectly. found no pattern confidence assessment: 1
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18:26:35 ** The triangular numbers are 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, . . . . We divide these by 3 and get the sequence of remainders. When you divide 1 by 3 you get 0 with remainder 1 (3 goes into 1 zero times with 1 left over). 3 divided by 3 gives you 1 with remainder 0. 6 divded by 3 is 2 with remainder 0. 10 divided by 3 is 3 with remainder 1. Therefore the remainders are 1,0,0,1,0,0. It turns out that the sequence continues as a string of 1,0,0 's. At this point that is an inductive pattern, but remmeber that the sequence of triangular numbers continues by adding successively larger and larger numbers to the members of the sequence. Since the number added always increases by 1, and since every third number added is a multiple of 3, is isn't too difficult to see how the sequence of remainders comes about and to see why it continues as it does. COMMON ERROR: .3333333,1,2,3.3333333,etc. INSTRUCTOR CORRECTION: You need the remainders, not the decimal equivalents. When you divide 1 by 3 you get 0 with remainder 1 (3 goes into 1 zero times with 1 left over). 3 divided by 3 gives you 1 with remainder 0. 6 divded by 3 is 2 with remainder 0. 10 divided by 3 is 3 with remainder 1. Therefore the remainders are 1,0,0,1,0,0 and the sequence continues as a string of 1,0,0 's. COMMON ERROR: 1/3, 1, 2, 3 1/3 CORRECTION: These are the quotients. You need the remainders. If you get 1/3 that means the remainder is 1; same if you get 3 1/3. If you just getting whole number (like 1 or 2 in your calculations) the remainder is 0. In other words, when you divide 1 by 3 you get 0 with remainder 1 (3 goes into 1 zero times with 1 left over). 3 divided by 3 gives you 1 with remainder 0. 6 divded by 3 is 2 with remainder 0. 10 divided by 3 is 3 with remainder 1. The remainders form a sequence 1,0,0,1,0,0 and the sequence continues as a string of 1,0,0 's. **
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RESPONSE --> I made serval notes pertaining to this problem. The problem i had was not understanding to question asked in the problem. self critique assessment: 1
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18:30:06 1.2.48 use formula to find the 12 th octagonal number. Explain in detail how you used the formula to find this number.
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RESPONSE --> Pn=n(3n-1)divided by 2 n=12(3(12)-1)divided by 2 n=12(36-1)divided by 2 n=12(35) n=420 confidence assessment: 2
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18:33:35 ** The pattern to formulas for triangular, square, pentagonal, hexagonal, heptagonal and octagonal numbers is as follows (you should know this pattern; you might need one or more of these formulas on the test): Triangular numbers: n / 2 * [ n + 1 ] note that this is the same as Gauss' formula Square numbers: n / 2 * [ 2n + 0 ] or just n^2 Pentagonal #'s: n / 2 * [ 3n - 1 ] Hexagonal #'s: n / 2 * [ 4n - 2 ] Heptagonal #'s: n / 2 * [ 5n - 3 ] Octagonal #'s: n / 2 * [ 6n - 4 ] The coefficient of n in the bracketed term starts with 1 and increases by 1 each time, and the +1 in the first bracketed term decreases by 1 each time. You will need to know these formulas for the test. The last formula is for octagonal numbers. To get n = 12 octangonal number use n/2 * [ 6n - 4 ] to get 12 / 2 * [ 6 * 12 - 4 ] = 6 * 68 = 408. **
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RESPONSE --> I couldn't find a formula for octagonal in the text. So, I made the assumation I could use the pentagonal formula self critique assessment: 1
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