GEC 05: Mathematics in the Modern World 1st Semester 2020-

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DE GALA, ALEXTER D. BSME1-GN

EXERCISE

Apply Polya’s Strategy to solve the following problems.

1. Twenty-four points are placed around a circle. A line segment is drawn between each pair of
points. How many line segments are drawn?

Step 1: Understand the problem.

There are 24 points around the circle and a line signment drawn between pairs so how many line
signments are drawn without repetition.

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Step 2: Devise a plan (translate).

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The sum of all n, which is the line signments, so let’s
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Cn = n(n-1)/2
Step 3: Carry out the plan (solve).
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Let’s substitute n with the number of points which is 24

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C24=24⋅23=276, the total number of line segment drawn

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Step 4: Look back (check and interpret).
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The sum of all of line segments drawn in each points are as follow,
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23+22+21+20+19+18+17+16+14+13+12+11+10+9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1+0= 276, therefore the

answer is correct

The final answer is 276, the total number of line segments drawn between 24 points
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 Step 1: Understand the problem.

We are looking for the number girls in first grade where girls is 36 more than boys, and we will let
Y to be the number of boys while X is the number of girls

Step 2: Devise a plan (translate).

Eq. 1 the number of boys

y+(y+36)=364

Eq.2 the number of girls

y+x=364

Step 3: Carry out the plan (solve).

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→ 2y+36=364 → 2y=364-36 → 2y=328 → 2y/2 = 328/2 → y= 164, the

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→ x+164=364 → x=364-164 → x=200, the number of girls

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Eq.2: x+y=364

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Step 4: Look back (check and interpret).
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If we add 164 and 200 we get the total number of students 364 and if we subtract a 164 and 200
we get the 36 difference between girls and boys student where girls is 36 more then boys
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So the final answer is 200, the total number of girls student in first grade
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3.If eight people greet each other at a meeting by shaking hands with one another, how many
handshakes take place?
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Step 1: Understand the problem.

There are 8 people in a meeting and handshake with one another, so how many handshake
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 Step 2: Devise a plan (translate).

Let be the number of handshake made H

H n= n(n-1)/2

Step 3: Carry out the plan (solve).

Let’s substitute H with the number of people which is 8
H8=8⋅(8-1)=28, handshake were made
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Step 4: Look back (check and interpret).

The number of handshake made from person 1 to person 8

were follow, H=7+6+5+4+3+2+1+0=28 therefore the

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The final answer is 28, handshake were made in the

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