MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD – EXERCISE 1.

EXERCISE 1.1
1. To address the problem of traffic in a big city, several straight roads are being
constructed. It was noted that two roads will have at most one junction, three roads will
have at most three junctions, and so on.

a. Complete the table below. Identify the pattern on the maximum number of
junctions for each given number of straight roads.

No. of Roads 2 3 4 5 6
No. of 1 3 6 11 14
Intersections

b. At most how many junctions are expected to be constructed if there will be seven
roads in the city? There are 17 junctions are expected to be constructed.
2. Why are numbers important in our life? Explain your answer.
 The numbers are important as the alphabet; it is necessary to complete a
language. Since childhood, our age is determined by numbers, the time and our
birthday date. Numbers brings reliability, validity and order in life. Without
numbers we will become off limits with knowledge and truth. We cannot express
ideas quantitatively and we will just rely on observations rather than research.
3. Other than those mentioned in the section, enumerate five (5) situations where you
have to use numbers?
1. Living independently, I used to budget my budget for my food, transportation, and
other expenses.
2. When calling a member of family or friend using mobile number.
3. Whenever I go to the ball and calculate how much will I save if I buy a discounted
item.
4. Checking my consumption water and electricity.
5. When baking accurate measurements is a must.
4. Other than those mentioned in the section, describe three other patterns of shapes that
you see in nature. Discuss briefly the “mathematics” behind such patterns.
1. Peacocks’s tail have abstract designs with a beauty of form and pattern behind these
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designs underlies a mathematical principle called the chaos theory. Chaos theory is
one of the branches of mathematics and it states that randomness of chaotic
complex that there are underlying patterns, repetition, fractals and self-similarity on
its dynamical system.
2. The sea anemones follows a pattern of rotational or radial symmetry. This part of
nature shows the geometric patterns which allows us to identify a certain organism.

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Radial symmetry in seas anemones follows a mode in mathematics wherein the

plane or the organism’s body can be divided into similar halves by passing a plane at
any angle along its central axis.
3. The leave of ferns follows a certain pattern. This part of nature shows fractals
because of its self-similar form, it is an infinite iteration. Fractals are any object that
occur again and again. This part of the environment clearly shows the fractal
geometry of nature.
5. Identify and describe at least one pattern that you observe in your locality or within
your nearby environment.
 Our church’s interior design, especially the windows shows tessellation pattern.
Its windows consists of different geometric shapes. It has neither have gaps nor
overlaps and it also shows a repeating pattern which clearly shows the pattern of
tessellation.

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