import type { MathProblem, Difficulty } from "../types"; import { randomInt, randomChoice } from "@/lib/utils"; let counter = 0; function nextId() { return `int-${++counter}-${Date.now()}`; } /** Wrap negatives in parentheses when they follow an operator, e.g. 5 + (-3). */ function signed(n: number): string { return n < 0 ? `(${n})` : `${n}`; } export function generateIntegerAddSubtract(difficulty: Difficulty): MathProblem { if (difficulty === 3) { const a = randomInt(-12, 12); const b = randomInt(-12, 12); const c = randomInt(-12, 12); const op1 = randomChoice(["+", "-"] as const); const op2 = randomChoice(["+", "-"] as const); const partial = op1 === "+" ? a + b : a - b; const value = op2 === "+" ? partial + c : partial - c; return { id: nextId(), prompt: `${a} ${op1} ${signed(b)} ${op2} ${signed(c)}`, answer: { kind: "integer", value }, hints: [ "Work from left to right, one operation at a time.", "Subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive.", `First: ${a} ${op1} ${signed(b)} = ${partial}`, ], steps: [ { explanation: `Work left to right. First: ${a} ${op1} ${signed(b)} = ${partial}` }, { explanation: `Then: ${partial} ${op2} ${signed(c)} = ${value}` }, ], }; } const range = difficulty === 1 ? 10 : 20; const a = randomInt(-range, range); const b = randomInt(-range, range); const op = randomChoice(["+", "-"] as const); const value = op === "+" ? a + b : a - b; const rule = op === "+" ? b < 0 ? "Adding a negative means moving left — the same as subtracting." : "Adding a positive means moving right." : b < 0 ? "Subtracting a negative is the same as adding a positive (move right)." : "Subtracting a positive means moving left."; return { id: nextId(), prompt: `${a} ${op} ${signed(b)}`, answer: { kind: "integer", value }, hints: [ "Picture the first number on a number line.", rule, op === "-" && b < 0 ? "Two minus signs make a plus." : "Watch the sign of the second number.", ], steps: [ { explanation: `Start at ${a} on the number line.` }, { explanation: rule }, { explanation: `${a} ${op} ${signed(b)} = ${value}` }, ], }; } export function generateIntegerMultiplyDivide(difficulty: Difficulty): MathProblem { if (difficulty === 3) { // triple product, e.g. (-2) × (-3) × (-4) const a = randomInt(-5, 5) || 2; const b = randomInt(-5, 5) || 3; const c = randomInt(-5, 5) || 4; const value = a * b * c; const negatives = [a, b, c].filter((n) => n < 0).length; return { id: nextId(), prompt: `${signed(a)} \\times ${signed(b)} \\times ${signed(c)}`, answer: { kind: "integer", value }, hints: [ "Multiply two numbers at a time.", "Count the negative signs: an even count gives a positive result, an odd count gives a negative result.", `There are ${negatives} negative sign${negatives === 1 ? "" : "s"} here.`, ], steps: [ { explanation: `Multiply the first two: ${signed(a)} × ${signed(b)} = ${a * b}` }, { explanation: `Then multiply by the last: ${signed(a * b)} × ${signed(c)} = ${value}` }, { explanation: `${negatives} negative signs → ${negatives % 2 === 0 ? "positive" : "negative"} answer.` }, ], }; } const op = randomChoice(["\\times", "\\div"] as const); const factorRange = difficulty === 1 ? 9 : 12; if (op === "\\times") { const a = randomInt(-factorRange, factorRange) || 3; const b = randomInt(-factorRange, factorRange) || 4; const value = a * b; const sameSign = a < 0 === b < 0; return { id: nextId(), prompt: `${signed(a)} \\times ${signed(b)}`, answer: { kind: "integer", value }, hints: [ "Multiply the numbers as normal, then decide the sign.", "Same signs → positive. Different signs → negative.", `These signs are ${sameSign ? "the same" : "different"}.`, ], steps: [ { explanation: `Multiply the sizes: ${Math.abs(a)} × ${Math.abs(b)} = ${Math.abs(value)}` }, { explanation: `${sameSign ? "Same signs give a positive" : "Different signs give a negative"} answer.` }, { explanation: `${signed(a)} × ${signed(b)} = ${value}` }, ], }; } // division — build from an exact product so the answer is a whole number const divisor = (randomInt(-factorRange, factorRange) || 3); const quotient = (randomInt(-factorRange, factorRange) || 2); const dividend = divisor * quotient; const sameSign = divisor < 0 === dividend < 0; return { id: nextId(), prompt: `${signed(dividend)} \\div ${signed(divisor)}`, answer: { kind: "integer", value: quotient }, hints: [ "Divide the numbers as normal, then decide the sign.", "Same signs → positive. Different signs → negative.", `These signs are ${sameSign ? "the same" : "different"}.`, ], steps: [ { explanation: `Divide the sizes: ${Math.abs(dividend)} ÷ ${Math.abs(divisor)} = ${Math.abs(quotient)}` }, { explanation: `${sameSign ? "Same signs give a positive" : "Different signs give a negative"} answer.` }, { explanation: `${signed(dividend)} ÷ ${signed(divisor)} = ${quotient}` }, ], }; } export function generateIntegerOrderCompare(difficulty: Difficulty): MathProblem { const range = difficulty === 1 ? 10 : difficulty === 2 ? 20 : 30; if (difficulty === 3) { const nums: number[] = []; while (nums.length < 3) { const v = randomInt(-range, range); if (!nums.includes(v)) nums.push(v); } const wantLargest = Math.random() < 0.5; const value = wantLargest ? Math.max(...nums) : Math.min(...nums); return { id: nextId(), prompt: `\\text{Which is the ${wantLargest ? "largest" : "smallest"}: } ${nums.join(",\\ ")}\\text{ ?}`, answer: { kind: "integer", value }, hints: ["Picture them on a number line.", "Further right is larger; further left is smaller."], steps: [{ explanation: `The ${wantLargest ? "largest" : "smallest"} is ${value}.` }], }; } const a = randomInt(-range, range); let b = randomInt(-range, range); if (a === b) b = a + 1; const wantGreater = Math.random() < 0.5; const value = wantGreater ? Math.max(a, b) : Math.min(a, b); const dir = wantGreater ? "right" : "left"; return { id: nextId(), prompt: `\\text{Which is ${wantGreater ? "greater" : "smaller"}, } ${a} \\text{ or } ${b}\\text{? Enter it.}`, answer: { kind: "integer", value }, hints: [`On a number line, the number further ${dir} wins.`, "Negatives get smaller the further left they are."], steps: [{ explanation: `${value} is ${wantGreater ? "greater" : "smaller"}.` }], }; } /** Add/subtract integers, occasionally as a real-world temperature word problem. */ export function generateIntegerAddSubtractMixed(difficulty: Difficulty): MathProblem { return Math.random() < 0.3 ? generateTemperatureProblem(difficulty) : generateIntegerAddSubtract(difficulty); } export function generateTemperatureProblem(difficulty: Difficulty): MathProblem { const cities = ["London", "Moscow", "Toronto", "Oslo", "Helsinki"]; const days = ["Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday"]; const city = randomChoice(cities); const day = randomChoice(days); const start = randomInt(-8, 3); const rose = Math.random() < 0.5; const change = randomInt(2, difficulty === 1 ? 6 : 12); const value = rose ? start + change : start - change; const verb = rose ? "rose" : "fell"; return { id: nextId(), prompt: `\\begin{array}{l}\\text{In ${city} the temperature was ${start}°C on ${day}.}\\\\\\text{The next day it ${verb} by ${change}°C.}\\\\\\text{What was the temperature then?}\\end{array}`, answer: { kind: "integer", value }, hints: [ `Start at ${start}°C.`, `${rose ? "Rising" : "Falling"} means ${rose ? "add" : "subtract"} ${change}.`, `${start} ${rose ? "+" : "-"} ${change} = ${value}`, ], steps: [ { explanation: `Start at ${start}°C.` }, { explanation: `It ${verb}, so ${rose ? "add" : "subtract"} ${change}: ${start} ${rose ? "+" : "-"} ${change} = ${value}` }, { explanation: `The temperature was ${value}°C.` }, ], }; }