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8.11. Self Check¶

Q-1: What Game of Life pattern is presented in the gif above?

Glider Gun
Incorrect, a glider gun is a pattern that will periodically produce a spaceship.
Glider
Correct, a glider is a pattern that is back in its starting position after four steps but shifted down and to the right.
Toad
Incorrect, a toad is a pattern that will alternate between two states.
Gospers Gun
Incorrect, gospers gun is a pattern that will peridically produce a spaceship.

Q-2: The Game of Life pattern that is presented in the gif above is one of the patterns that Conway said would disprove his conjecture.

True
Correct, the glider gun, or as it is called today Gosper's gun, is one of the two patterns Conway said would dispfrove his conjecture.
False
Incorrect,

Q-3: What Game of Life pattern is presented in the gif above?

Toad
Incorrect, a toad is a pattern that will alternate between two states.
Glider
Incorrect, a glider is a pattern that is back in its starting position after four steps but shifted down and to the right.
R-Pentomino
Correct, a r-pentomino is one of the simplest patterns that fall under the methuselahs classification of patterns. Methuselahs are patterns that are long lived and have simple starting positions.
Puffer Train
Incorrect, a puffer train is a translating pattern that leaves live cells in its wake.