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Instruction: Solve The Following Problems Using Polya's Four Step Problem Solving Strategy
Instruction: Solve The Following Problems Using Polya's Four Step Problem Solving Strategy
April 2020
GED102 – A7 Score:
CO2, PS#2
1) In the complex number system, i 1=i; i 2=−1 ; i 3=−i ;i 4=1 ; i5 =i, … Find i 173 .
i. Understand the problem
Given complex number system, determine the value of i 173.
From the number pattern, there are two options to get the value of i 173:
a. Divide 173 by 4. Dividing 173 by 4 will give you a remainder. Multiply the remainder to the equivalent
value of the quotient from the table.
b. Since we know that the similar value repeats after an interval of four, we can assume that i 172=1.
No. of
days
before
77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85
Dong
was
born
Wednesda
Day Monday Sunday Saturday Friday Thursday Tuesday Monday Sunday
y
Yan was born exactly 78 days which is Sunday before Dong’s birth. We can now conclude that Yan
was born Sunday.