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Apply polyas strategy to solve this problem. If eight people greet each other at a meeting by shaking hands with one another, how many handshakes take place?

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory

Section9.5: Counting Principles

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