Maybe not best but most appropriate in making an inference as to what the author implied according to all the indications he/she provided in the question. The adjective "odd" The noun "figure" The most appropriate context in meaning of the word "Figure" shape or form All evidence associates the trapazoid in every category even all the previous ones you mentioned that otherwise did not have direct relation. ie Color = black, only shape that has its own color this is singular "1" a connotation of bieng odd. "1 odd" pair of parralell lines all the rest of shapes either have 2 or 0 sets of parallel lines puting them in an even group and not odd. It is also the only shape that is uneven with no symetry this fact can also put it in the "odd" catagory.
I would guess most people would consider the trapezoid is the figure that "doesn't belong" because it isn't symmetric. What about the capital letters? My pick is the J and possibly the E, unless the latter is drawn symmetrically so it can be reflected. But definitely the J.
Please elaborate on why you believe "E,J" is a special group? I will also add to choosing "i,j" as a special group because they seem to be the only two figures that is normally used together in tensor analysis. They are also the only two figures that that both top halfs alone in both upper and lower case have the exact same shape and size, they are also the only group that can be defined as "Figures" (plural) that share all these things in common which the other groups do not seem to share anything in common. And the z seems special but it's a singular group that does not satisfy the indicator "Figures".
A D E I J Z If the question is about the symmetries, J doesn't have any--you can't reflect it or rotate it (less than 360°), all the others do except maybe the E. Why the E? Usually the features of typeset letters are adjusted or offset rather than symmetric. You can reflect the A vertically, the D horizontally, the I can be reflected vertically and horizontally, and rotated 180°. The Z can also be rotated 180°. The J is the odd man out in that case. But that's one possible answer. Maybe there isn't a single correct answer; maybe that's the point.
arfa there might not be a best answer but there should be an answer the author wants you to pick depending on their intended context implied. By the way do you have a link that can take me to the original sorce of this math quiz? Keep up the good work arf!!
Z doesn't belong in the sequence, because: There are three letters before DE There are three letters between DE and IJ And there are just a whole lot more letters before Z You might be tempted to toss out A, but which end of the alphabet are the others grouped? Or phonetically, 'I' doesn't belong in the sequence because: A,E,D,J,and Z (all except 'I') are all pronounced using the phoneme sound of a long 'ee' at the end, in English
A DE, IJ, Z A,Z - doesn't belong because E comes directly after D and J comes directly after I...But Z comes 25 letters after A.
I. All of the others use their "own letter" in the way they're spelt out. Ay, Dee, Ee, Jay, Zed (or Zee if you're weird!) but the odd one out is Aye.
When you say the alphabet out loud you use the words I wrote. When someone says "I" the spelling of that pronunciation is "aye" as in "aye aye sir".
