
Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e
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Author: Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Transcribed Image Text:4. Suppose you decide to arrange tables in a square configuration with only a single
row of tables on the ed
square. As the arrangements increase in size,
a square on the inside. Chairs will not be set in this space.
ge of the square. Chairs will be set on only the outside of the
there will be open space in the shape of
a. Study the first two possible arrangements and then draw the next two in the
sequence
b. Generalize the number of chairs needed for n tables. Consider using an approach
e the one shown in the section in which we determined how many chairs are
needed for tables of a certain type. In this problem, there are corner tables and the
interior tables are between the corner tables. Write an expression for the number
of chairs and simplify it
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