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  2. Collatz conjecture - Wikipedia

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    As an illustration of this, the parity cycle (1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0) and its sub-cycle (1 1 0 0) are associated to the same fraction ⁠ 5 / 7 ⁠ when reduced to lowest terms. In this context, assuming the validity of the Collatz conjecture implies that (1 0) and (0 1) are the only parity cycles generated by positive whole numbers (1 and 2 ...

  3. Equation solving - Wikipedia

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    One particular solution is x = 0, y = 0, z = 0. Two other solutions are x = 3, y = 6, z = 1, and x = 8, y = 9, z = 2. There is a unique plane in three-dimensional space which passes through the three points with these coordinates, and this plane is the set of all points whose coordinates are solutions of the equation.

  4. Extraneous and missing solutions - Wikipedia

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    For example, if we were solving the following equation, the correct solution is obtained by subtracting from both sides, then dividing both sides by : 2 x + 4 = 0 , {\displaystyle 2x+4=0,} 2 x = − 4 , {\displaystyle 2x=-4,}

  5. Algebra - Wikipedia

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    For example, the statement = is true if is either 2 or −2 and false otherwise. [26] Equations with variables can be divided into identity equations and conditional equations. Identity equations are true for all values that can be assigned to the variables, such as the equation 2 x + 5 x = 7 x {\displaystyle 2x+5x=7x} .

  6. Elementary algebra - Wikipedia

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    For example, log 2 (8) = 3, because 2 3 = 8. The graph gets arbitrarily close to the y axis, but does not meet or intersect it . An exponential equation is one which has the form a x = b {\displaystyle a^{x}=b} for a > 0 {\displaystyle a>0} , [ 43 ] which has solution

  7. Polynomial - Wikipedia

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    In modern positional numbers systems, such as the decimal system, the digits and their positions in the representation of an integer, for example, 45, are a shorthand notation for a polynomial in the radix or base, in this case, 4 × 10 1 + 5 × 10 0. As another example, in radix 5, a string of digits such as 132 denotes the (decimal) number 1 ...

  8. Equation - Wikipedia

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    The solutions –1 and 2 of the polynomial equation x 2 – x + 2 = 0 are the points where the graph of the quadratic function y = x 2 – x + 2 cuts the x-axis. In general, an algebraic equation or polynomial equation is an equation of the form =, or = [a]

  9. Cubic equation - Wikipedia

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    For solving the cubic equation x 3 + m 2 x = n where n > 0, Omar Khayyám constructed the parabola y = x 2 /m, the circle that has as a diameter the line segment [0, n/m 2] on the positive x-axis, and a vertical line through the point where the circle and the parabola intersect above the x-axis.