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The hailstone sequence Here is a fascinating (unsolved) problem known as the hailstone problem (or the Ulam Conjecture or the Collatz Conjecture). It involves sequences in two different ways. First, choose a positive integer N and call it a0. This is the seed of a sequence. The rest of the sequence is generated as follows: For n = 0, 1, 2, …
However, if an = 1 for any n, then the sequence terminates.
- a. Compute the sequence that results from the seeds N = 2, 3, 4, …, 10. You should verify that in all these cases, the sequence eventually terminates. The hailstone conjecture (still unproved) states that for all positive integers N, the sequence terminates after a finite number of terms.
- b. Now define the hailstone sequence {Hk}, which is the number of terms needed for the sequence {an} to terminate starting with a seed of k. Verify that H2 = 1, H3 = 7, and H4 = 2.
- c. Plot as many terms of the hailstone sequence as is feasible. How did the sequence get its name? Does the conjecture appear to be true?
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