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The document contains a student's self-learning module for mathematics. It includes several problems involving [1] identifying arguments as deductive or inductive reasoning, [2] using inductive reasoning to predict number patterns, [3] writing equations for number patterns, and [4] proving mathematical propositions using direct proof. The student provides explanations and solutions for each problem.
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HONEY GRACE L.

LEMORENAS

1ST YEAR BSBA

MODULE 3

GE 4 (MATHAMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD)

MA’AM CRIZEL JEAN REYES

SELF LEARNING

A. Identify the premise and conclusion In each of the following arguments.


Tell whether also if the following arguments is an inductive or deductive
reasoning.

a) The building of College of Informatics and Computing Sciences in


BatStateU Alangilan is made out of cement. Both building of the
College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts and the College of
Industrial Technology in BatstateU Alangilan are made out of
cement. Therefore, all building of Batangas State University is made
out of cement.

ANSWER:

Premise:

The buildingg of College of Informatics and Computing Sciences in


BatStateU Alangilan is made out of cement. Both building of the
College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts and the College of
Industrial Technology in BatStateU Alangilan are made out of
cement.

Conclusion:
Therefore, all building of Batangas State University are made out of
cement.

The argument was an Inductive Reasoning


b) All birds has wings. Eagle is a bird. Therefore, eagle is a bird.

ANSWER:

Premise:

1. All birds has wings.


2. Eagle is a bird.

Conclusion:

Therefore, an eagle has wings.

The argument was a Deductive Reasoning

B. Use inductive reasoning to predict the next three numbers on the


following series of numbers.

a) 3,7,11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35,…

b) 1,2,6,15,31, 56, 92, 141,…

c.) 1,4,9, 16, 25, 36, 49 , 64, 81, 100,…

C. Write the next possible equation on the following series of an equation.

37x3 = 111
37 X6 = 222
37x 9= 333
37 x 12 444
?
37x 15= 555
D. Assume that the figure below is made up of square tiles.

What would be the correct formula to determine the number of square tiles
in the nth term of a sequence?

ANSWER:
SELF LEARNING

Now. Let us test your intuition. We have here a set of problems. Make your
own conclusion based on the given problem without solving it
mathematically.

1.) Which of the two have the largest value? Explain it accurately towards
to correct conclusion.

10³ ; 3¹⁰

EXPLANATION:

2.) Which among the following has a largest product?

34 x 12 = ; 21 x 43= ; 54 x 31=

EXPLANATION:

Order from smallest to largest: 34 x 12 < 21 x 43 < 54 x 31


Answer: 34 x 12 < 21 x 43 < 54 x 31

34 x 12 = 408
21 x 43 = 903
54 x 31 = 1674

1674 > 903 > 408

54 x 31 has a largest product

3.) Look at the figure below. Are two line straight line? What is your
intuition?
EXPLANATION:

Actually , these two lines are straight loine. But intuitirely, they are not.
And this is caused by optical illusion

{ optical illuision}

SELF LEARNING

DIRECTION ; PROVE THE FOLLOWING PROPOSITION WITH THE USE


OF DIRECT PROVING. SHOW YOUR ANSWER ON THE SPACE
PROVIDED AFTER EACH ITEM. ( 5 MARK EACH )

1.) If a is an odd integer, then a² + 3a + 5 is odd.

ANSWER: every odd number plus an even number is an odd number.


Therefore, a^2 + 3a must be even since a^2 + 3a + 5 is odd for this proof
to work. On to proof:

Next, if a was odd, a^2 must also be odd. This is because if a^2 = a*a
and if a is odd, aka not divisible by 2, then there is no 2 within the prime
factorization of a*a to make the number even. For example, if a was 9,
a^2 would be 81, or 9*9, or 3*3*3*3. Since 2 is not among the prime
factors, it can’t be even and therefore must be odd (or 0).

The same principle applies for 3a as 3 does not contain 2 as a factor.


Therefore both a^2 and 3a are odd. An odd plus an odd makes an even,
therefore if a is odd then a^2 + 3a must be even. Since 5 is an odd
number and an odd plus an even makes another odd, a^2 + 3a + 5 must
be odd if a is odd.
2.) Suppose x, y, Z. IF x 3 and y 3 are odd, then ¿ is odd.

ANSWER: true; ¿
An odd number multiplied by another odd number is still an
odd number thus, ( xy )3 are odd number. Its true.

3.) Suppose x , y, Z. If x is even, then xy is even.

ANSWER: false ; when y = 0 , xy = 0 , 0 TS a non odd and non even


number

4.) If n−m is even then n2 −m 2 is also an even.

ANSWER: n²-m² = (n-m)(n + m)

So if (n-m) = 2k then

n²-m² = 2k(n + m), i.e. even.

Furthermore, if (n-m) is even, n and m are both even, or they are both
odd. In both cases (n-m) and (n + m) are even, so their product is even.

5.) If x is odd positive integer then x 2 – 1 is divisible by 4.

ANSWER: First proof:

Since x is odd, then there exists positive integer m , such that:

x=2m+1…(1)

Hence, by (1) , x2−1 takes the form:

x2−1=(2m+1)2−1=4m2+4m+1−1=4m2+4m=4m(m+1)...(2)

By (2) , the proof follows immediately. Moreover, by (2) we conclude


that x2−1 is not only divisible by 4 , by also by 8 .

Second proof:

Let us assume that for x= odd, x2−1 is not divisible by 4 . Then, since
x2−1 is even, we have only one case for x2−1 . This case is:

x2−1≡2mod4…(1)
By (1) , it follows that there exist positive integer p , such that:

x2−1=4p+2=>x2=4p+3=>x2≡3mod4…(2)

Now, since x is odd, we discriminate the following two cases:

For x≡1mod4=>x2≡1mod4…(3)

For x≡3mod4=>x2≡1mod4…(4)

Hence, by (2) , (3) and (4) , we have the desired contradiction.

6.) If x is an odd integer, then 8 is a factor of x 2 – 1.

ANSWER: As x is odd, both x-1 and x+1 are even. Among two nearest
even integers, one must be a multiple of 4. Hence

x²-1 = (x-1)(x+1) is a multple of 2×4 = 8

SELF LEARNING

1.) If a is an even integer and b is odd integer, then a+b is odd.

ANSWER: Let a=2m where m is an integer of unknown value.

We can verify that a is even because 2m2=m.

Let b=2n+1 where n is also an integer of unknown value.

We can verify that b is odd because 2n+12=n+12. It cannot be


evenly halved.

Add them together.

2m+2n+1=(2m+2n)+1

⟹2(m+n)+1

Let k=m+n. So 2m+2n+1=2k+1

2k+12=k+12

2k+1 cannot be evenly halved. k is the sum of m+n which are both
integers, so k is an integer. The only way that 2k+1 could be even
is if k is a non-integer such as 0.5 or 1.5, but two integers cannot
sum to a non-integer, so the sum of a+b=2k+1 must be odd.

2.) If n is an odd integer, then n3 +2 n2 is also an odd integer.

ANSWER: If n is odd then any positive integer power of n is odd,


and any multiple of 2 is even - so your expression consists of “odd
plus even”, which you should know about.

3.) If n – m is even, then n2 −m 2 also an even.

ANSWER: n-m is even.

n^2 - m^2 = (n-m)*(n+m), which must be even since it is a multiple of


n-m

4.) If x is odd positive integer then x 2 – 1 is divisible by 4.

ANSWER: X^2 - 1 = (x+1) * (x-1)

X is an odd positive integer

So, x-1 will be an even integer

And, x+1 will also be an even integer

Hence, (x+1) * (x-1) will be a multiple of 4.

5.) If x is an odd integer, then 8 is a factor of x 2 - 1.

ANSWER: As x is odd, both x-1 and x+1 are even. Among two
nearest even integers, one must be a multiple of 4. Hence

x²-1 = (x-1)(x+1) is a multple of 2×4 = 8.

6.) Suppose x, y, Z. if x is even, then x y is even.

ANSWER: y has three situation

1. y is even
if y is even, then xy is even
{“even” x “uneven” = “ even}
2. y is “0”
x ,y = 0 = even
3. y is uneven
x, y = even
{“even” x “ uneven”= “even}
So if x is , then xy is even

SELF LEARNING

1.) Prove : for all integer n which is a multiples of 3 are multiples of 6.

ANSWER: for all integer n which is a multiples od 3 are multiples


of b

Analysis:
Suppose there is a number x is a multiples of 6.
x
And = n x = 6n
6

6 x
= 2 so = 2n x = 6n
3 3
The nature of division
So. For ll inbteger n which is a multiples of 3 are multiples of 6

2.) Prove : for all real numbers a and b , if a 2 = b 2, then a = b .

ANSWER: You can’t prove it if it ain’t true.


proof would be you must do to both sides of an equation the
same so for a^2=b^2 take square root of both sides and you get
a=b .

3.) Prove : for all positive integers n , n2−n+41 is prime.

ANSWER: Claim: n2 + n + 41 is prime, for any positive integer n. ...


In this case, we see that: n2 + n + 41 = 412 + 41 + 41 = 41(41 + 2) =
41 · 43, which is clearly not prime as it is divisible by 41. Hence
we have shown that n2 + n + 41 is not prime for n = 41.

4.) Prove : for all positive integers n , 22 n+ 1is prime.

ANSWER: It isn’t true. In fact, it is false in infinitely many cases.


Whenever n is odd and greater than 1, 22n will end in 4 and
22n+1 will be divisible by 5.

You can see this by looking at the case for n = 3. 26=64 and
64+1=65 which is divisible by 5, then noting that, 22n+4=22n∗16 ,
which will still end in 4 and, then, adding 1, will still be divisible
by 5.

5.) Prove : for all real numbers n , n2 + 4 < 5.

ANSWER: Suppose n is odd. n*n is odd, and adding 2 to an odd


number still results in an odd number. Obviously, an odd number
is not divisible by 4. Thus, n^2+2 is not divisible by 4 if n is odd.

Suppose n is even. Let q = n/2. We know that q is an integer.


Then, n^2=(2q)^2 = 4q^2. Since q is an integer, 4q^2/4=q^2, which
is also an integer. This means that n^2 is divisible by 4. Then if
n^2 is divisible by 4, n^2+2 divided by 4 will leave a remainder of
2. Thus, n^2+2 is not divisible by 4 if n is even.

SELF LEARNING

1.) There are no natural solution to the equation x 2− y 2=1.

ANSWER: Well, there are if 0 is a natural number (definitions


vary), because 1^2 - 0^2 = 1.

So lets assume y does not equal zero.

Let us assume there are natural numbers x,y such that

x^2 - y^2 = 1

and y does not equal 0.

Then

x^2 - y^2 =(x + y)(x -y) = 1

Two natural numbers can only have a product of 1 if both are


1.

So

(x + y) = 1, (x - y) = 1

x+y=x-y

y = -y, and so y = 0.
But this contradicts our assumption that y does not equal 0

2.) For all integers n, if n3 +5 is odd then n is even.

ANSWER:
a proof by contraposition

The contrapositive is “If n is odd, then n


3 + 5 is even.” Assume that n is odd. We can now
write n = 2k + 1 for some integer k. Then n
3 + 5 = (2k + 1)3 + 5 = 8k
3 + 12k
2 + 6k + 6 =
2(4k
3 + 6k
2 + 3k + 3). Thus n
3 + 5 is two times some integer, so it is even by the definition
of an even integer.

b a proof by contradiction

Suppose that n
3 + 5 is odd and that n is odd. Since n is odd, the product of
odd numbers
is odd. So we can see that n
3
is odd. But if we subtract 5, then the difference between
the two odd numbers n
3 + 5 and n
3
is even. Thus, our assumption was wrong and it is a
contradiction.

3.) If x 2 is irrational then x is irrational.

ANSWER: Let x be a real number. We want to prove by


contradiction that if x2 is irrational, then x is irrational.

Proof: Assume the negation of this statement: x2 is irrational


and x is rational.

(Keep in mind that the negation of an implication, P→Q is


P∧∼Q ).
But if x is rational, then x can be written as x=bc where b and
c are integers.

Then x2=b2c2 which is also rational.

This contradicts the statement that x2 is irrational.

Thus, if if x2 is irrational, then x is irrational

LEARNING ACTIVITY

1. The sum of three consecutive odd integers is 27. Find the three integers.

ANSWER: Let us assume the three consecutive odd numbers of series to


be x,x+2 and x+4.
So, the sum of the consecutive odd numbers = 27

Hence

27=x+x+2+x+4

3x+ 6 = 27

3x = 27-6

3x = 21

x = 21/3

x=7

Other two numbers

x+2 = 7+2 = 9

x+4=7+4=11

So the three numbers are 7 , 9 and 11.

Answer
The three consecutive odd numbers whose sum is 27 are 7, 9 and 11.

2. If the perimeter of a tennis court is 228 feet and the length is 6 feet longer
than twice the width, then what are the length and the width?
ANSWER: If the perimeter of tennis court is 228 feet and the length is 6 feet
longer than twice the width, then what are the length and the width?

Solution: Perimeter = 228 ft.

L+B = 114 ft.

B +2B+6 = 114

3B = 108, or

B = 36 ft.

The width is 36 ft, and the length is 78 ft. Answer

3. There are 364 first-grade students in park elementary school. If there are
26 more girls than boys, how many girls are there?

ANSWER: There are a number of approaches to find this, but I’m going to
try this one.

Assuming every student is either a boy or a girl.

Half the students would be 364/2=182

Half the extra girls would be 26/2=13

So the number of girls is 182+13=195

Checking our work

Total students minus girl students 364–195=169 boy students.

Girl students minus boy students 195–169=26 more girl students than boy
students.

And as a double check girl students plus boy students 195+169=364 total
students.

4. If two ladders are placed end to end, their combined heights is 31.5 feet.
One ladder is 6.5 feet shorter than the other ladder. What are the heights of
the two ladders?
ANSWER: Understand the Problem — To calculate the lengths of the two
ladders
Plan — Find and expression to fit the problem
Let L be the length of the long ladder.
We are told that:
L + (L - 6.5) = 31.5
Carry out the plan
2L = 38 or L = 19
Therefore the length of the short ladder is L - 6.5 = 12.5
Review
19 + 12.5 = 31.5 QED

5. A shirt and a tie together cost 50 dollars. The shirt cots 30 dollars more
than the tie, what is the cost of the shirt?

ANSWER: let shirt = X

tie=Y

X+Y=50$ (A shirt and a tie together cost $50)

X=30+Y(The shirt costs $30 more than the tie)

ANS-

30+2Y=50

Y=10

X=50–10

X=40

therefore, the cost of the shirt is 40$

and the cost of the tie is 10$


LEARNING ACTIVITY

1. A pattern of squares is put together as shown.

How many squares are in the 12th diagram?

ANSWER: 31

According the rule, we can get the rule is a arthmetic progressim


¿ a1=¿ 1, d=2. {an=a +( n−1) d } ¿
1

an=a1 + ( n−1 ) d=1+ ( n−1 ) 2=2n−1


so the12 th=a16 =16 x 2 – 1 =31

2. Oswald is trying to cut down on drinking coffee. His goals is to cut down to
6 cups per week. If he starts with 24 cups the first week, then cuts down to
21 cups the second week and 18 cups the third week, how many week will
it take him to reach his goal?

ANSWER: 9 weeks

Step-by-step explanation:

n = an-a1/d + 1

n = 0 - 24/ -3 + 1
n= -24/-3 + 1

n = 8+1

n= 9

3. A new theme parks open in Milford. On opening day, the park has 120
visitors; on each of the next three days, the park has 10 more visitors than
the day before; and on each of the three days after that, the park has 20
more visitors that the days before.

How many visitors does the park have on the seventh day? How many total
visitors does the park have all week?

ANSWER: : 1110

On opening day : 120 visitors


The next three days :130
140
150
Three days after that : 170
190
210
So on the seventh dat there has 210 visitors.
120+130+140+150+170+190+210= 1110
{arithmetic}
So there were 1110 visitiros in one week

4. Mark is three years older than Janet, and the sum of their ages is 15.
How old are Mark and Janet?

ANSWER: Let the age of Janet be j. Thus, the age of Mark is j + 3. Also,
given that the sum of their ages is 15. Thus, the equation becomes:

j + j + 3 = 15

2j + 3 = 15

2j = 12

Thus, j = 6.

Therefore, Janet's age is 6 years and Mark's age is 9 years.


5. A pattern of squares is put together as shown.

1ST FIGURE 2ND FIGURE 3RD FIGURE

How many squares is put are in the 10th figures

ANSWER: 1025 squares

From the question


We can get
The first figure has one square =1
The second figure has five squares =1+4
The third figure has nine squares=1+8
So the 10th figure has 1+1024=1025 squares

LEARNING ACTIVITY

1. Place 10 coins in five straight lines so that each line contains exactly four
coins. Can you arrange four coins so that if you choose any three of them
(i.e., no matter which three of the four you pick), the three coins you chose
form the corners of an equilateral triangle?

ANSWER:

Assumptions:
We want to place 10 coins on a 2 -dimensional plane. We must ensure
that we can form 5 distinct straight lines, each of which goes through
≥4 coins. The criteria of distinct straight lines means that no 2 of the 5
formed lines can share ≥2 same coins.
Answer:

When viewing each configuration as a planar graph, there are 5 non-


isomorphic coin configurations that meet our criteria. They are non-
isomorphic since each of their mappings of vertex to adjacent vertices’
degrees is different.

2. If you add the square of Tom’s age to the age of Mary, the sum is 62; but if
you add the square of Mary’s age to the age of Tom, the result is 176. Can
you say the what the ages of Tom and Mary are?

ANSWER: To solve this problem mathematically, let t = Tom’s age and


let m = Mary’ age.

equation 1: t2+m=62

equation 2: m2+t=176

Rewriting equation 1,
m=62−t2

(62−t2)2+t=176

622–124t2+t4+t=176

t4–124t2+t+3844–176=0

t4–124t2+t+3688=0

Solving for t, t=7

Plug in t = 7 for equation 1,


72+m=62

m=62–49=13

To double check,
plug in both numbers in equation 2,
132+7=169+7=176 .

Voila! Tom is 7 an Mary is 13.


3. A man and his wife had three children, john, ben, and mary, and the
difference between their parents’ ages was the same as between john and
ben and between ben and mary. The ages of john and ben, multiple
together, equalled the age of the father and ages of ben and mary
multiplied together equalled the age of the mother. The combined ages of
the family amounted to ninety years. What was the age of each persons?

ANSWER: Let d be the difference between the father's and the mother's
ages,
which is also the difference between John's and Ben's ages, and
also the difference between Ben's and and Mary's ages.

We cannot tell which parent is older.

We can only tell that Bill is the middle child, but we cannot tell
which of John and Mary is the oldest and youngest.

Let Bill's age be x

Then the younger child's age is x-d


And the older child's age is x+d

4. Refers to example number three. Look for another remaining six (6) 3 x 3
magic square number.

ANSWER: The ages of John and Ben, multiplied together, equals the age of
the father.
The ages of Ben and Mary multiplied together equals the age of the mother.
The product of Bill's age and the older child's age = the older parent's age
The product of Bill's age and the younger child's age = the younger
parent's age

x(x-d) = younger parent's age


x(x+d) = older parent's age

The younger parent's age + d = the older parent's age.

x(x-d) + d = x(x+d)
x�-dx+d = x�+dx
d = 2dx
0 = 2dx - d
0 = d(2x-1)
d=0, or 2x-1 = 0
2x = 1
x = 1%2F2

Certainly Bill is not half a year old (a 6 month-old baby), so d=0

That means all three children are the same age, and the two parents are
the same age.

John, Bill, and Mary are the same age, x. They are either triplets or
adopted children.

x(x-d) = younger parent's age


x(x+d) = older parent's age

And since d=0, they are both x� years old.

So each child is x years old and each parent is x� years old.

The combined ages of the family amounts to 90 years.

Since the sum of their ages is 90,

x + x + x + x� + x� = 90

2x� + 3x - 90 = 0

That factors as

(x - 6)(2x + 15) = 0

x - 6 = 0; 2x + 15 = 0
x=6 2x = -15
x = -15/2, which we ignore.

So the children are 6 years old each,


and the parents are 6� or 36 years old each.
5. Complete the grid table filled out the table(a) by digit 1 to 4, (b) by digit
from 1 to 9 and (c) by digit from 1 to 12; some digits are already identified
whose sum is 8, 23 and 25 respectively.

a. 2 b. 3

2 1 2 3
1
2 2 1 2 2

c.
1
3

6
CHAPTER TEST

TEST 1. TRUE OR FALSE

Direction: read the following statement carefully. Write T if the statement is


true, otherwise write F on the space provided before each item.

F 1. Deductive reasoning uses a set of specific observations to reach


an overarching conclusion or it is the process of recognizing or observing
patterns and drawing a conclusion.

T 2. The conclusion formed by using inductive reasoning is often


called a conjecture.

T 3. Inductive reasoning is the process of reaching conclusion by


applying general assumptions, procedure or principle or it is a process of
reasoning logically from given statement to a conclusion.

F 4. Conjecture is a form of deductive reasoning where you arrive at a


specific conclusion by examining two other premises or ideas.

T 5. In deductive reasoning, the two premises are the major and the
minor premises and these are called an argument also known as syllogism.

T 6. A categorical syllogisms follow the statement that "If A is part of


C, then B is part of C".

T 7. Intuition is an immediate understanding or knowing something


without reasoning.

F 8. A certainty is an inferential argument for a mathematical statement


while proofs are an example of mathematical logical proof.

F 9. An indirect proof is also known as contrapositive proof.


T 10. Greg Polya is known as the “Father of Problem Solving”.

TEST 2 MULTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Read the following statement carefully. Choose only the letter
of the best correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided before
each item.

11. It is the process of reaching a general conclusion by examining specific


examples.

A Deductive reasoning c. inductive reasoning

b. Conjecture d. syllogism

12. It is the kind of reasoning in which, roughly, the truth of the


premise logically guarantees the truth of the conclusion, provided that no
mistake has been made in the reasoning.

a. Deductive reasoning c .inductive reasoning


b. Conjecture d. syllogism

13. It is a form of deductive reasoning where you arrive at a specific


conclusion by examining two other premises or ideas.

a. Deductive reasoning c. inductive reasoning

B.Conjecture d. syllogism

14. Given a syllogism “All men are rational being. Anton is a man.
Therefore, Anton is a rational being”. Which of the following is the minor
premise?

a. All men are rational being. c. Anton is a rational being.


b. Anton is a man. D. Cannot be determined

15. How many rectangles can you find in a 2 x 2 grid of squares?


a. 4 c. 5

b. 9 d. 8

16. Analyze the given question. How many squares can you find in a
5 x 5 grid of squares?

a. 55 . 25
b. 52 d. 100

17. Examine the given question. How many lines can you find in five
points in a plane where no three points are collinear?

a. 5 c. 16
b. 8 d. 10

18. Inspect the given sequence of number. What will be the next
number on the sequence 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ?

a. 37 c. 39

b. 38 d. 40

19. Through inspection, what would be the next number on the


sequence 1, 14, 51, 124, 245, 426, …?

a. 576 c. 679
b. 769 d. 976

20. Assume that the pattern shown by the square tiles in the
following figures continue.
How many tiles are in the tenth figure of the sequence?

a. 100 c. 109
b. 910 d. 901

21. What number would come next based on the given sequence 2, 4, 8,
10, 20, 22, … ?

a. 24 c. 44
b. 34 d. 54

22. Given a number sequence 1, 7, 17, 31, 49, 71, …, what would be the
next number
after 71?

a. 97 c. 26
b. 62 d. 75

23. What comes next based on the given name sequence?

ErnestO, OtsenrE, IsraeL, LearsI, LennarD,

a. DarnneL c. DranenL
b. DranneL d. DarennL

24. What word comes next; are, era, was, saw, war, ?

a.wars c. eras
b.wra d. raw

25. Using the nth-term formula below, an = n/(n+1)

n
a n=
n+1

what would be the first five terms of the sequence?

a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 c. -2, -1, 0, 1, 2

b. 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6 d. 2, 3, 3, 4, 4

26. One cut of a stick of licorice produces two pieces. Two cuts produce
three pieces.
Three cuts produce four pieces. How many pieces produced by six cuts?

a.6 c. 8
b.7 d. 9

27. Consider the figure below.


How many triangles are there on the 7th layer?

a. 11 c. 12

b. 14 d. 13

28. Two different lines can intersect in at most one point, three different lines
intersect at most three points, and four different lines can intersect in at most six
points. How many points of intersection that six different lines can produced?

a. 21 c. 15
b. 28 d. 10

29. What would be the next number on the given sequence of numbers 0,
2, 6, 12, 20, 30, … ?

a. 40 c. 35
b. 42 d. 60
30. On the given sequence of numbers 1, 4, 27, 256, 3125, …, the next
number after 3125 would be:

a. 46,656 c. 66,656
b. 56, 656 d. 76, 656

End of chapter test

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