CHAPTER 1.

MATHEMATICS IN NATURE

NAME: CASCARO, CYNDI O.

Complete the following table, using the instructions from the previous page. One row has been done for you.

Length Trains that can be formed Number of trains

1 [1] 1

2 [1,1], [2] 2

3 [1,1,1], [1,2], [2,1] 3

4 [1,1,1,1], [1,1,2], [1,2,1],[2,1,1], 4

[2,2]

5 [1,1,1,1,1], [2,1,1, 1],[1,2,1,1], 8

[2,2,1], [1,1,1,2], [1,1,2,1], [2,1,2],
[1,2,2]

6 [1,1,1,1,1,1,], [1,1,1,2,1], 13
[1,1,1,1,2], [2,1,1,1,1], [1,2,1,1,1],
[1,1,2,2], [1,1,2,1, 1], [1,2,1,2],
[2,1,1,2], [1,2,2,1], [2,1,2,1],
[2,2,1,1], [2,2,2]

7 [1,1,1,1,1,1,1], [1,1,2,1,1,1], 13
[2,1,1,1,1,1], [1,1,1,1,1,2],
[1,2,1,1,1,1,1], [1,1,1, 1,2,1],
[1,2,1,1,2], [1,1,2,1,1,1],
[2,1,1,1,2], [1,1,2,1,2], [2,1,1,2,1],
[1,2,2,2], [2,1,2,1,1], [1,2,1,2,1],
[2,2,2,1], [2,2,1,1,1], [1,2,2,1,1],
[1,1,2,2,1], [2,1,2,2], [2,2,1,2]

Now, try to find a pattern formed by the numbers in the third column. Describe the pattern you observed.

Without listing all the trains of length 8, how many trains of length 8 can be formed based on the pattern you
observed?
Answer: 34