Problem Solving 6th Synch 1st Sem 2021-2022
Problem Solving 6th Synch 1st Sem 2021-2022
Problem Solving
6th synchronous meeting
1st sem 2021-2022
Rhea R. Mateo
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Problem Solving
◦Problem solving can be
defined as the process of
identifying the difference
between the actual and the
desired state of affairs and
then taking action to resolve
the difference.
2. Polya’s Four-Step Problem
Solving Strategy (George
Polya)
1.
• Understand the Problem
Inductive
• Devise a Plan
and
• Carry out the plan
Deductive
• Review the Solution
1. 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 , 25 , _____
Examples:
2. 2 , 5 , 10 , 17 , 26 ,_____
3. 1 , 8 , 27 , 64 , 125 ,_____
•A statement is a true statement provide that
Counterexampl it is true in all cases. If you can find one case
for which a statement is not true, called a
e counterexample, then the statement is a
false statement.
Verify that each of the following statements is a false
statement by finding a counterexample.
1.
2.
3.
Deductive •Deductive reasoning is the process of
reaching a conclusion by applying general
Reasoning assumptions, procedures, or principles.
•General to specific
Example: Use deductive reasoning to show that the
1 2 3 4 5
following procedure always produces a number that is
equal to the original number.
In this table, the first differences are not all the same. In
such a situation it is often helpful to compute the
successive differences of the first differences. These are
shown in row (2).
Terms of aTheSequence
These differences of the
differences of the To predict the next term
first differences are second differences are of a sequence, we often
called the second called the third look for a pattern in a
differences. differences. row of differences.
Example 1 Predict the Next Term of a Sequence
Solution
WWLL LWWL LLWW WLWL LWLW WLLW
Try this!
PROBLEM 4:
•A hat and a jacket together cost $100 . The
jacket costs $90 more than the hat. What are the
cost of the hat and the cost of the jacket?
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PROBLEM 5:
•There are 364 first-grade students in Park
Elementary School. If there are 26 more girls
than boys, how many girls are there?
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PROBLEM 6:
•If eight people greet each other at a meeting by
shaking hands with one another how many
handshakes take place?
Solution:
number of handshakes=[n(n-1)]/2
Answer: 28 handshakes took place
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PROBLEM 7 :
•A room measures 12 feet by 15 feet. How many
3 foot by 3 foot squares of carpet are needed to
cover the floor of his room?
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PROBLEM 8:
Find : 1+ 2 + 3 + 4 +….+ 63 + 64 + 65
More Puzzles
Ken Ken
Puzzle
What is a Puzzle?
Dictionary
says….
•puz·zle
• (pŭz′əl)n.
•1. Something, such as a game, toy, or problem, that
requires ingenuity and often persistence in solving or
assembling.
•2. Something that baffles or confuses; an enigma:
the puzzle of the author's true identity.
•3. The condition of being perplexed; bewilderment:
I'm really in a puzzle over how this happened.
What is KenKen
Puzzle?
Kenken puzzle ( also called MathDoku)
• arithmetic-based logic puzzle
• Invented by Tetsuya Miyamoto (a Japanese mathematics teacher)
in 2004
• Ken has “knowledge” and “awareness” as synonyms
• Generates the thinking and problem-solving skills of students
• Similar to Sudoku puzzles
For a 3 by 3 puzzle, fill in each
box( square ) of the grid with one of the
numbers 1,2, or 3.
Rules for
For a 4 by 4 puzzle, fill in each
solving a
box( square ) of the grid with one of the
numbers 1,2, 3 or 4.
KenKen
For an n by n puzzle, fill in each
box(Puzzle
square ) of the grid with one of the
numbers 1,2, 3 , 4,…n-1, n.
Rules for • Do not repeat a number in any row or column.
2
4 3
Fill up the violet cages by 4 and 3
since 4-3= 1
4
2
4 3
Fill up the vacant box below 4 by 1.
4
Fill up the gray cage by 1 and 4
since 1+4=5.
1
Fill up the white cage by 3.
3 4 1 2
4 3
Fill up the vacant white box by 2
since 3-2=1.
1 2 4
Fill up the green box by 1, 3 and 2
since 1+3+2=6.
2 3 1
3 4 1 2
4 1 2 3
Fill up the vacant pink boxes by 4
and 3 since 4x3x1=12.
1 2 3 4
Fill up the blue cage by 1 and 2
since 21=1.
2 3 4 1
3 4 1 2
Reference:
Mathematics of the
Modern World
Rex Book Store, Inc.
Pp56-100
Reminders:
1. Summative Assessment 1 for
Final Period (Nov.29-Dec. 4)
Online Quiz
2. Self-Care Week Dec.6-11
That’s all, folks!