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Here's an easy game that leads you straight to an unsolved question in maths.
One of the most surprising things about mathematics is its many unsolved mysteries. Mathematics is far from "done and dusted", and Steve Humble shows us how we can come up with some mathematical mysteries of our own.
Many of our readers have asked for more information about the hailstrone sequence problem from the last issue.
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