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Mathematical Ideas (13th Edition) - Standalone book
Ch. 1.1 - The next number in the pattern 2,4,6,8,10 is 12Ch. 1.1 - My dog barked and woke me up at 1:02 a.m., 2:03...Ch. 1.1 - To find the perimeter P of a square with side of...Ch. 1.1 - A company charges a 10% re-stocking fee for...Ch. 1.1 - In Exercises 1-16, determine whether the reasoning...Ch. 1.1 - 6. If you take your medicine, you’ll feel a lot...Ch. 1.1 - It has rained every day for the past six days, and...Ch. 1.1 - 8. Carrie’s first five children were boys. If she...Ch. 1.1 - 9. The 2000 movie Cast Away stars Tom Hanks as the...Ch. 1.1 - 10. If the same number is subtracted from both...
Ch. 1.1 - If you build it, they will come. You build it....Ch. 1.1 - 12. All men are mortal. Socrates is a man....Ch. 1.1 - It is a fact that every student who ever attended...Ch. 1.1 - For the past 126 years, a rare plant has bloomed...Ch. 1.1 - 15. In the sequence 5, 10, 15, 20, 25,..., the...Ch. 1.1 - 16. (This anecdote is adapted from a story by...Ch. 1.1 - 17. Discuss the differences between inductive and...Ch. 1.1 - 18. Give an example of faulty inductive...Ch. 1.1 - Determine the most probable next term in each of...Ch. 1.1 - Determine the most probable next term in each of...Ch. 1.1 - 21. 3, 12, 48, 192, 768
Ch. 1.1 - 32, 16,8,4,2Ch. 1.1 - 3, 6, 9, 15, 24, 39Ch. 1.1 - 13,35,57,79,911Ch. 1.1 - 25.
Ch. 1.1 - 1,4, 9, 16, 25Ch. 1.1 - 27. 1, 8, 27, 64, 125
Ch. 1.1 - 28. 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, 42
Ch. 1.1 - Determine the most probable next term in each of...Ch. 1.1 - 30. 27, 21, 16, 12, 9
Ch. 1.1 - 31. 5, 3, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5,...Ch. 1.1 - 8, 2, 8, 2, 2, 8, 2, 2, 2, 8, 2, 2, 2, 2, 8, 2, 2,...Ch. 1.1 - 33. Construct a list of numbers similar to those...Ch. 1.1 - 34. Construct a list of numbers similar to those...Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 35ECh. 1.1 - 36.
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Ch. 1.1 - 3=3(31)23+9=3(91)23+9+27=3(271)23+9+27+81=3(811)2Ch. 1.1 - 12=11212+14=11412+14+18=11812+14+18+116=1116Ch. 1.1 - 46.
Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 47ECh. 1.1 - 48.
Ch. 1.1 - 1+2+3++800Ch. 1.1 - 1+2+3++2000Ch. 1.1 - Modify the procedure of Gauss to find the sum .
Ch. 1.1 - Explain in your own words how the procedure of...Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 53ECh. 1.1 - 53. Modify the procedure of Gauss to find the sum...Ch. 1.1 - 55. What is the most probable next number in this...Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 56ECh. 1.1 - 57. Choose any three-digit number with all...Ch. 1.1 - 58. Choose any number, and follow these steps.
a....Ch. 1.1 - Complete the following....Ch. 1.1 -
60. Refer to Figures 2 (b)–(e) and Figure 3....Ch. 1.2 - For each sequence, determine if it is an...Ch. 1.2 - For each sequence, determine if it is an...Ch. 1.2 - For each sequence, determine if it is an...Ch. 1.2 - For each sequence, determine if it is an...Ch. 1.2 - For each sequence, determine if it is an...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 6ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 7ECh. 1.2 - For each sequence, determine if it is an...Ch. 1.2 - For each sequence, determine if it is an...Ch. 1.2 - For each sequence, determine if it is an...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 11ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 12ECh. 1.2 - Use the method of successive differences to...Ch. 1.2 - 3, 14, 31, 54, 83, 118, Use the method of...Ch. 1.2 - Use the method of successive differences to...Ch. 1.2 - Use the method of successive differences to...Ch. 1.2 - Use the method of successive differences to...Ch. 1.2 - Use the method of successive differences to...Ch. 1.2 - Use the method of successive differences to...Ch. 1.2 - Use the method of successive differences to...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 21ECh. 1.2 - 22. The 1952 film Hans Christian Andersen stars...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 23ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 24ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 25ECh. 1.2 - In Exercises 23-32, several equations are given...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 27ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 28ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 29ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 30ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 31ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 32ECh. 1.2 - Use the formula S=1(n+1)2 to find each sum....Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 34ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 35ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 36ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 37ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 38ECh. 1.2 - Use the formula S=n2 to find each sum (Hint: To...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 40ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 41ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 42ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 43ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 44ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 45ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 46ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 47ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 48ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 49ECh. 1.2 - 50. Exercises 48 and 49 are specific cases of the...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 51ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 52ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 53ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 54ECh. 1.2 - the ninth pentagonal numbers SCh. 1.2 - 56. the seventh hexagonal number
Ch. 1.2 - 57. the tenth heptagonal number |
Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 58ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 59ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 60ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 61ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 62ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 63ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 64ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 65ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 66ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 67ECh. 1.2 - 68. The 36th term of 8, 38, 68, 98,...
Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 69ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 70ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 71ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 72ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 73ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 74ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 75ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 76ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 77ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 78ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 79ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 80ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 81ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 82ECh. 1.3 - Broken Elevator A man enters a building on the...Ch. 1.3 - Use the various problem-solving strategies to...Ch. 1.3 - Do You Have a Match? Move 4 of the matches in the...Ch. 1.3 - Sudoku Sudoku is an puzzle that requires the...Ch. 1.3 - Use the various problem-solving strategies to...Ch. 1.3 - A Real Problem We are given the following...Ch. 1.3 - How Old Is Mommy? A mother has two children whose...Ch. 1.3 - An Alarming Situation You have three alarms in...Ch. 1.3 - Laundry Day Every Monday evening, a mathematics...Ch. 1.3 - Pick an Envelope Three envelopes contain a total...Ch. 1.3 - Class Members A classroom contains an equal number...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 12ECh. 1.3 - Missing Digit Look for a pattern and find the...Ch. 1.3 - 14. Abundancy An integer is abundant if the sum...Ch. 1.3 - Cross-Country Competition The schools in an...Ch. 1.3 - Gone Fishing Four friends go fishing one day and...Ch. 1.3 - Cutting a Square in Half In how many ways can a...Ch. 1.3 - You Lie! Max, Sam, and Brett were playing...Ch. 1.3 - Bookworm Snack A 26-volume encyclopedia (one for...Ch. 1.3 - Pick a Card, Any Card Three face cards from an...Ch. 1.3 - 21. Catwoman’s Cats If you ask Batman’s nemesis,...Ch. 1.3 - Pencil Collection Bob gave four-fifths of his...Ch. 1.3 - Adding Gasoline The gasoline gauge on a van...Ch. 1.3 - 24. Gasoline Tank Capacity When 6 gallons of...Ch. 1.3 - Number Pattern What is the relationship between...Ch. 1.3 - 26. Locking Boxes You and I each have one lock and...Ch. 1.3 - 27. Number in a Sequence In the sequence 16, 80,...Ch. 1.3 - Unknown Number Cindy was asked by her teacher to...Ch. 1.3 - 29. Unfolding and Folding a Box An unfolded box is...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 30ECh. 1.3 - Labeling Boxes You are working in a store that has...Ch. 1.3 - Mr. Greens Age At his birthday party, Mr. Green...Ch. 1.3 - 33. Sum of Hidden Dots on Dice Three dice with...Ch. 1.3 - 34. Age of the Bus Driver Today is your first day...Ch. 1.3 - 35. Matching Triangles and Squares How can you...Ch. 1.3 - 36. Forming Perfect Square Sums How must one place...Ch. 1.3 - Difference Triangle Balls numbered 1 through 6 are...Ch. 1.3 - Clock Face By drawing two straight lines, divide...Ch. 1.3 - Alphametric If a, b, and c are digits for which...Ch. 1.3 - Perfect Square Only one of these numbers is a...Ch. 1.3 - Sleeping on the Way to Grandmas House While...Ch. 1.3 - Buckets of Water You have brought two unmarked...Ch. 1.3 - Counting Puzzle (Rectangles) How many rectangles...Ch. 1.3 - Digit Puzzle Place each of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4,...Ch. 1.3 - 45. Palindromic Number (Note: A palindromic number...Ch. 1.3 - 46. How Much Is That Doggie in the Window? A man...Ch. 1.3 - Final Digits of a Power of 7 What are the final...Ch. 1.3 - 48. Units Digit of a Power of 3 If you raise 3 to...Ch. 1.3 - Summing the Digits When 10 - 50 is expressed as a...Ch. 1.3 - 50. Frog Climbing up a Well A frog is at the...Ch. 1.3 - 51. Units Digit of a Power of 7 What is the units...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 52ECh. 1.3 - Going Postal Joanie wants to mail a package that...Ch. 1.3 - 54. Counting Puzzle (Squares) How many squares are...Ch. 1.3 - Matching Socks A drawer contains 20 black socks...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 56ECh. 1.3 - 57. Perfect Number A perfect number is a counting...Ch. 1.3 - Naming Children Beckys mother has three daughters....Ch. 1.3 - 59. Growth of a Lily Pad A lily pad grows so that...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 60ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 61ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 62ECh. 1.3 - Adam and Eves Assets Eve said to Adam, If you give...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 64ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 65ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 66ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 67ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 68ECh. 1.3 - 69. Pitches in a Baseball Game What is the minimum...Ch. 1.3 - 70. Weighing Coins You have eight coins. Seven are...Ch. 1.3 - 71. Geometry Puzzle When the diagram shown is...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 72ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 73ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 74ECh. 1.3 - 75. Paying for a Mint Brian has an unlimited...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 76ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 77ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 78ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 79ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 80ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 81ECh. 1.3 - Making Change Webster has some pennies, dimes, and...Ch. 1.4 - 39.7+(8.24.1)Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 2ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 3ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 4ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 5ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 6ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 7ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 8ECh. 1.4 - 5.765Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 10ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 11ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 12ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 13ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 14ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 15ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 16ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 17ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 18ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 19ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 20ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 21ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 22ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 23ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 24ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 25ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 26ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 27ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 28ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 29ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 30ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 31ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 32ECh. 1.4 - Find the decimal representation of 16 on your...Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 34ECh. 1.4 - 35. Choose any digit except 0. Multiply it by 429....Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 36ECh. 1.4 - 37. Pages to Store Trading Cards A plastic page...Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 38ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 39ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 40ECh. 1.4 - Price per Acre of Land To build a millennium clock...Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 42ECh. 1.4 - In Exercises 41-46, use estimation to determine...Ch. 1.4 - 44. Revolutions of Mercury The planet Mercury...Ch. 1.4 - Reception Average In 2013, A. J. Green of the...Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 46ECh. 1.4 - Foreign-Born Americans Approximately 37.5 million...Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 48ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 49ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 50ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 51ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 52ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 53ECh. 1.4 - Describe the change from 2004 to 2010. U.S. Car...Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 55ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 56ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 57ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 58ECh. 1.4 - Prob. 59ECh. 1.4 - The Simpsons The longest-running animated...Ch. 1.4 - Donald in Mathmagic Land One of the most popular...Ch. 1.4 - Prob. 62ECh. 1 - In Exercises 1 and 2 decide whether the reasoning...Ch. 1 - In Exercises 1 and 2, decide whether the reasoning...Ch. 1 - Counting Puzzle (Rectangles) How many rectangles...Ch. 1 - Use the list of equations and inductive reasoning...Ch. 1 - Use the method of successive differences to find...Ch. 1 - Find the sum 1+2+3++250.Ch. 1 - 7 Consider the following equations, where the left...Ch. 1 - Use the result of Exercise 7 and the method of...Ch. 1 - 9 Describe the pattern used to obtain the terms of...Ch. 1 - Use problem-solving strategies to solve each...Ch. 1 - Units Digit of a Power of 9 What is the units...Ch. 1 - Counting Puzzle (Triangles) How many triangles are...Ch. 1 - Make Them Equal Consider the following...Ch. 1 - Prob. 14TCh. 1 - 15 Units Digit of a Sum Find the units digit (ones...Ch. 1 - Prob. 16TCh. 1 - Prob. 17TCh. 1 - Use your calculator to evaluate each of the...Ch. 1 - Prob. 19TCh. 1 - Unemployment Rate The line graph shows the overall...
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