Odd/even number

Pick any number. If that number is even, divide it by 2. If it's odd, multiply it by three and add one. Now, repeat the process with your new number. If you keep going, you'll eventually end up at one every time. Prove.

Correct answer:

x =  1

Step-by-step explanation:

n=12  n1=12/2=6 n2=6/2=3 n3=3 3+1=10 n4=10/2=5 n5=3 5+1=16 n6=16/2=8 n7=8/2=4 n8=4/2=2 n9=2/2=1 x=1



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Dr Math
always convergent to x = 1

see - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collatz_conjecture

he conjecture is named after Lothar Collatz, who introduced the idea in 1937, two years after receiving his doctorate. It is also known as the 3n + 1 conjecture, the Ulam conjecture (after Stanisław Ulam), Kakutani's problem (after Shizuo Kakutani), the Thwaites conjecture (after Sir Bryan Thwaites), Hasse's algorithm (after Helmut Hasse), or the Syracuse problem; the sequence of numbers involved is referred to as the hailstone sequence or hailstone numbers (because the values are usually subject to multiple descents and ascents like hailstones in a cloud), or as wondrous numbers.

Math student
it doesnt work

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