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What mathematical operation was used on the first fin of the first rocket to find the body number?
What mathematical operation was used on the first fin of the first rocket to find the body number?
What prime factor combination balances the first rocket ship's numbers?
What prime factor combination balances the first rocket ship's numbers?
How do you find the body number of the third rocket ship?
How do you find the body number of the third rocket ship?
What was the resulting body number found for the third rocket ship?
What was the resulting body number found for the third rocket ship?
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Which method was validated by the calculations for the second rocket ship?
Which method was validated by the calculations for the second rocket ship?
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Study Notes
The Puzzle
- A puzzle with three rocket ships, each containing four numbers
- The two fins, the nose, and the body of each rocket ship represent numbers
- The goal is to find the missing body number in the third rocket ship using the pattern found in the first two
Pattern Explanation
- The pattern involves finding a connection between the numbers in each ship
- In the first ship, 6/2 = 3, and 3² = 9
- This suggests dividing the left fin by the nose and squaring the result to get the body
- This pattern doesn't apply to the second ship
- The prime factorization of numbers in the first ship: 6 = 2 x 3, 9 = 3 x 3, 4 = 2 x 2, and 2 = 2
- Combining prime factors of left fin and nose with body and right fin yields equal prime factors on both sides
- To balance prime factors, squaring 6 results in 36, equal to 9 x 4
Applying the Pattern
- Applying the pattern to the second rocket ship
- Taking the left fin (4) to the power of the nose (3) gives 4³ = 64
- Multiplying the body (2) and the right fin (32) also results in 2 x 32 = 64
- Thus, the pattern holds: left fin raised to the power of the nose equals the product of the body and the other fin
Finding the Missing Number
- Applying the pattern to the third rocket ship
- 12² = 144
- To find the missing body number, divide 144 by the right fin (24)
- 144 / 24 = 6
- Therefore, the missing number is 6
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Description
Challenge your mathematical skills with this intriguing puzzle involving rocket ships and number patterns. You will analyze the connections between the fins, nose, and body of each ship to determine the missing number in the third rocket. Use prime factorization and mathematical operations to crack the code!
