If you have 1,000 wires and each can connect to any other, how many different connections can be made?

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2007-03-23 06:21:07 · 2 answers · asked by Al 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

499500. The formula to use is

n(n-1)/2

Try this formula for any number of wires and it will work! Good luck

2007-03-23 06:32:50 · answer #1 · answered by SAREK 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

If it is not just one-to-one connections, then there are 1 million possibilities (1000 x 1000)

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2007-03-23 06:24:58 · answer #2 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋