NIKOS ANDREI L.

LOCRE
BSTM102

POLYA’S STRATEGY

1 ) How many different rectangles with an area of (120) square units can
be formed using unit squares?

I’ll have a 120 working area. The length and breadth must have a 120
unit square area. If the length is 12 and the breadth is 10, the area is
120 square units multiplied by 12 times 10. We're expected to create a
120-square-unit rectangle consisting of individual rectangles. This means
we'll have to make a lot of rectangles, each with a 120-square-unit area.

DEVISE A PLAN

We must create many rectangles with areas equal to 120 square units.
We must identify the two integers that, when multiplied together,
produce a product of 120 square units.

CARRY OUT THE PLAN

1 x 120 = 12
2 x 60 = 120
3 x 40 = 120
4 x 30 = 120
5 x 24 = 120
6 x 20 = 120
8 x 15 = 120

10 x 12 = 120 (This is probably the largest number that we can possibly

have.)

REVISE THE SOLUTION

We must determine the number of rectangles with a 120-square-foot

area. Each rectangle has a surface area of 120 square units.
2 ) Assume 36 students registered for classes during an orientation
session. How many of them signed up for both Chemistry and English if
precisely twenty-two (22) signed up for Chemistry and exactly eighteen
(18) signed up for English? How many of them solely enrolled in
Chemistry? How many of them choose the English-only option?

UNDERSTAND THR PROBLEM

The issue is that both English and Chemistry students have signed up.
Some students have only signed up for chemistry and English. There are
36 students in total, with some taking both chemistry and English
lessons. Let A represent the total number of students who have enrolled
in both English and Chemistry. Several pupils have recently started
chemistry lessons. Let C be the total number of students who have only
registered for Chemistry. Some of the children have lately enrolled in
English courses. Let E denote the total number of students who have
only enrolled in Chemistry.

DEVISE A PLAN

We could create a list of the 36 students and assign them to Chemistry,

English, or both until the totals were accurate. A Venn Diagram may be
used to demonstrate the three sorts of groupings.

CARRY OUT THE PLAN

The number of students who signed up for both English and Chemistry
and those signed up for Chemistry only is 22 A + C = 22

The number of students who signed up for both English and Chemistry
and those signed up for English only is 18 A + E = 18

There are 36 students. A + C + E = 36

REVISE THE SOLUTION

Students who have signed A= 4 for both Chemistry and English.

Students that have just enrolled for Chemistry, C = 18.

For students who have just signed up for English, E = 14.
Complete student count = A + C + E
= 4 + 18 + 14
= 36

3 ) An online mobile gaming competition with 1024 players has been

organized. Each game comprises four (4) participants, and only one (1)
winner from each game advances to the next round. How many games
must be played before the winner is determined?

UNERSTAND THE PROBLEM

We need to find out who the game's eventual winner is, and there are
1024 players here. 1 round is required for 4 participants. The winner
advances to the next round, when he or she will face four other
opponents.

DEVISE A PLAN

We need to know how many rounds are required to determine the

game's eventual winner. How many times must we divide 1024 by 4 to
get to one?

CARRY OUT THE PLAN

1024 / 4 = 256 players left

256 / 4 = 64 players left
64 / 4 = 16 players left
16 / 4 = 4 players left
4 / 4 = 1 ultimate winner

The game must be played five times to decide the overall winner.
5 rounds = (256+64+16+4+1) games
5 rounds = 341 game

As a result, 341 games are required to declare the champion.

REVISE THE SOLUTION

We'll divide all participants into four groups. The division outcome is the
number of surviving participants, thus we will repeat the procedure until
there is only one winner. The sum of all quotients equals the total
number of games.

1st round = 1024 ÷ 4 = 256

2nd round = 256 ÷ 4 = 64
3rd round = 64 ÷ 4 = 16
4th round = 16 ÷ 4 = 4
5th round = 4 ÷ 4 = 1
Total games = 256 + 64 + 16 + 4 + 1 = 341

KEN-KEN PUZZLE

Before you can solve anything,

you must first solve
everything. You will first place
the free one, which is (1), and
then locate one close that
equal that was divided, third,
you will find another one near
you can answer so that you
may make a full/complete
line, and last, if nothing still
matches, simply repeat the
procedure until you form it.