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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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    However, it is not always simple to evaluate whether each operation already performed was allowed by the final answer. Because of this, often, the only simple effective way to deal with multiplication by expressions involving variables is to substitute each of the solutions obtained into the original equation and confirm that this yields a ...

  5. Horner's method - Wikipedia

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    In binary (base-2) math, multiplication by a power of 2 is merely a register shift operation. Thus, multiplying by 2 is calculated in base-2 by an arithmetic shift . The factor (21 ) is a right arithmetic shift , a (0) results in no operation (since 2 0 = 1 is the multiplicative identity element ), and a (2 1 ) results in a left arithmetic ...

  6. Heaviside cover-up method - Wikipedia

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    This gives the residue for A when x = −1. Next, substitute this value of x into the fractional expression, but without D 1. Put this value down as the value of A. Proceed similarly for B and C. D 2 is x + 2; For the residue B use x = −2. D 3 is x + 3; For residue C use x = −3. Thus, to solve for A, use x = −1 in the expression but ...

  7. Cubic equation - Wikipedia

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    Graph of the cubic function f(x) = 2x 33x 23x + 2 = (x + 1) (2x1) (x − 2) In the 7th century, the Tang dynasty astronomer mathematician Wang Xiaotong in his mathematical treatise titled Jigu Suanjing systematically established and solved numerically 25 cubic equations of the form x 3 + px 2 + qx = N , 23 of them with p , q ≠ ...

  8. Newton's method - Wikipedia

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    The tangent lines of x 32x + 2 at 0 and 1 intersect the x-axis at 1 and 0 respectively, illustrating why Newton's method oscillates between these values for some starting points. It is easy to find situations for which Newton's method oscillates endlessly between two distinct values.

  9. Gaussian elimination - Wikipedia

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    For example, to solve a system of n equations for n unknowns by performing row operations on the matrix until it is in echelon form, and then solving for each unknown in reverse order, requires n(n + 1)/2 divisions, (2n 3 + 3n 2 − 5n)/6 multiplications, and (2n 3 + 3n 2 − 5n)/6 subtractions, [10] for a total of approximately 2n 3 /3 operations.