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Math Proof HOMEWORK Explore the six different ways of prioritizing the variables

ID: 3153168 • Letter: M

Question

Math Proof HOMEWORK

Explore the six different ways of prioritizing the variables such as

a before m before c

  

which would mean a case with a smaller a is considered simpler (no matter how big the m and c),

a case with the same a but a smaller m is considered simpler (no matter how big the c)

a case with the same a and m and a smaller c is considered simpler.

For which of the six systems of priorities do ONLY simpler cases occur on the right hand side?

For each system that doesn't work...explain what might go wrong.

Explanation / Answer

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