Answer:
[tex]T(x)=\begin{cases}\frac{3x+1}{2} & x\text{ is odd} \\ \frac{x}{2} & x\text{ is even}\end{cases} \\ for \: instance \: start \: with \: 7 \: \\ which \: is \: an \: odd \: number \\ \frac{21 + 1}{2} = \frac{22}{2} = 11 \\ 11 \: is \: odd \\ \frac{11 + 1}{2} = 6\\ 6 \: is \: even \\ \frac{6}{2} = 3 \\ 3\: is \: odd \\ \frac{9 + 1}{2} = 5 \: \\ 5 \: is \: odd\\ \frac{15 + 1}{2} = 8 \\ 8 \: is \: even \\ \frac{8}{2} = 4 \\ 4 \: is \: even \\ \frac{4}{2} = 2 \: then \: 1 \\ [/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Can we connect to 1 for all numbers?
A general proof for a simple pattern seems almost impossible, probably a new branch of mathematics maybe needed to tackle this conjecture...
