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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Identify the type of relationship that exists between the number of people in the room and the total number of handshakes.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(number of people in room)*(number of people in room -1)/2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

if there were 5 people in the room, you'd do (5*4)/2=10 possible handshakes 6 people => (6*5)/2 n people => n(n-1)/2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i just answered question c

OpenStudy (experimentx):

i think no of handsakes = summation of 1 to n-1 , where n is the no of people

OpenStudy (experimentx):

i guess

OpenStudy (experimentx):

docworker was right

OpenStudy (experimentx):

let n be no of people, then no of handsakes =

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