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    Math Investigation 1.3

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    This document describes a mathematical investigation into whether adding a number to its reverse and continuing this process will always result in a palindromic number. It provides an example that takes a two-digit number through four iterations to reach a palindrome. It then lists several starting points for further investigating patterns with two-digit, three-digit, and four-digit numbers, such as relating the number of iterations to the sum of a number's digits.

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    This document describes a mathematical investigation into whether adding a number to its reverse and continuing this process will always result in a palindromic number. It provides an example that takes a two-digit number through four iterations to reach a palindrome. It then lists several starting points for further investigating patterns with two-digit, three-digit, and four-digit numbers, such as relating the number of iterations to the sum of a number's digits.

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    This document describes a mathematical investigation into whether adding a number to its reverse and continuing this process will always result in a palindromic number. It provides an example that takes a two-digit number through four iterations to reach a palindrome. It then lists several starting points for further investigating patterns with two-digit, three-digit, and four-digit numbers, such as relating the number of iterations to the sum of a number's digits.

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    Math Investigation 1.3

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    This document describes a mathematical investigation into whether adding a number to its reverse and continuing this process will always result in a palindromic number. It provides an example that takes a two-digit number through four iterations to reach a palindrome. It then lists several starting points for further investigating patterns with two-digit, three-digit, and four-digit numbers, such as relating the number of iterations to the sum of a number's digits.

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    MATHINVESTIGATION1.

    PALINDROMICSUMSontheMathInvestigatorcomputesthesumsofnumbersandtheir
    reverses.
    Anumberiscalledapalindromicnumberifitreadsthesamebothforwardandbackward.
    Forexample,31413isapalindromicnumber.Intheexamplebelow,anumber(96)isaddedto
    itsreverse(69),thenthesum(165)isaddedtoitsreverse(561),andsoforth.Repeatingthis
    processfourtimesyieldsapalindromicnumber.Willthisprocessalwaysresultinapalindromic
    number?
    96
    +69
    165
    +561
    726
    +627
    1353
    +3531
    4884
    StartingPointsforInvestigations
    1.Ifyoubeginwithanytwodigitnumber,willtheprocessalwaysresultinapalindromic
    number?
    2.Findoneormoretwodigitnumbersforwhichthisprocessrequires2steps,
    3steps,4steps,6steps,and24steps.
    3.Onestudentnoticedthatforseveraltwodigitnumbersthatrequired3steps,thesumofthe
    digitsofeachnumberwas14.Istherearelationshipfortwodigitnumbersbetweenthenumber
    ofstepstoobtainapalindromicnumberandthesumofthedigitsoftheoriginalnumber?
    4.Trysomethreedigitnumbersandlookforpatterns.
    5.Thereareonly13threedigitnumbersthatdonotleadtoapalindromicnumberin23or
    fewersteps.Findthefirstfewofthesenumbersandlookforpatternsinthenumbersandthe
    sumsoftheirdigits.(Note:Itisnotknownbytheauthorswhetheranyofthese13threedigit

    numberswilleverleadtoapalindromicnumber.Thus,youmaybedoingresearchona
    mathematicalproblemthathasnotbeensolved.)
    6.Over97%ofallfourdigitnumbersleadtoapalindromicnumberinlessthan22steps.Find
    thefirstfewofthenumbersthatdonotleadtoapalindromicnumberinlessthan22steps.Look
    forpatternsinthesenumbersandcheckthesumsoftheir"innerdigits"and"outerdigits".Use
    yourpatternstopredictotherfourdigitnumbersthatwillnotgotopalindromicnumbersinless
    than22steps.

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