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Moser's circle problem, a Common card
Moser's circle problem asks how many regions a circle can be divided into by choosing n points along the circumference of the circle and joining each pair of points by a straight line.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 55
- DEF
- 31
- Power
- 86
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 11,000
Power 86 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 30 % of WikiCards cards.
Moser's circle problem quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Moser's circle problem card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Though the first five terms match the ______ progression 2 n − 1, the two sequences differ for n ≥ 6.
Answer
geometric. Though the first five terms match the geometric progression 2 n − 1, the two sequences differ for n ≥ 6. From the Moser's circle problem article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Marinus of Tyre. Marinus of Tyre 62 · Dipole repeller 58 · Moser's circle problem 55 · Nikolay Zhukovsky 52 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The greatest possible number of regions with n points is given by r G = + + 1 = 1 24, resulting in the sequence 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 31, 57, 99, 163, 256,...
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- Though the first five terms match the geometric progression 2 n − 1, the two sequences differ for n ≥ 6.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Moser's circle problem article was read about 11,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 55 and blocks with 31: each hit it takes is cut by 12 %.
How to get Moser's circle problem
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Moser's circle problem (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Cmglee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
