suppose that at the first meeting of the house of represenatives all 435 of them shook hands with every member. how many handshakes took place? 1 person=0shakes.2ppl=1 shake.3ppl=3shakes.4ppl=6shakes.5ppl=10shakes.6ppl=15shakes. 7ppls =21shakes. do you see the pattern? please write the formula and solution. formula( y=gx (squared) +fx+e) please fill in the formula also.
2007-02-04 16:19:49 · 2 answers · asked by nobelpercussiongrl 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
you get 94395 hand shakes
equation ==> y=0.5x^2 - 0.5x
1:0
2:1
3:3
4:6
5:10
6:15
7:21
8:28
9:36
....
334: 94395
quick way on your calc is 334"!"
! means 334+333+332+331+330 etc.
formula was found on excel.
2007-02-05 14:34:36 · answer #1 · answered by Banker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could go with any set of constructive and unfavourable numbers. the following is a table x = -5 y = 8 x = -4 y = 7 x = -3 y = 6 x = -2 y = 5 x = -a million y = 4 x = 0 y = 3 x = a million y = 2 x = 2 y = a million x = 3 y = 0 x = 4 y = a million x = 5 y = 2
2016-11-02 08:50:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋