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Find an expression for the total number of handshakes needed if #n# people all shake hands with each other.
Find an expression for the total number of handshakes needed if
1 Answer
May 22, 2018
Explanation:
Note that this explanation might be confusing.
Let's say three people shook hands with each other. Their names are A, B, C, and D.
A: B, C, D
B: A, C, D
C: A, B, D
D: A, B, C
Some are counted more than once. Cross them out.
A: B, C, D
B: C, D
C: D
D:
That is