document.write( "Question 1158861: Pattern Problem
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document.write( "(a), 6 and 7, respectively.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is EXPERIMENTAL / empirical fact.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It does not require any proof.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Take a Mobius strip and cut it along its middle line --- along, not across.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    In how many pieces the cut will divide the strip ?\r\n" );
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