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Choose the correct alternative:Everybody in a room shakes hands with everybody else. The total number of shake hands is 66. The number of persons in the room is ______ - Mathematics

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Choose the correct alternative:
Everybody in a room shakes hands with everybody else. The total number of shake hands is 66. The number of persons in the room is ______

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  • 12

  • 10

  • 6

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Mathematical Induction
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Chapter 4: Combinatorics and Mathematical Induction - Exercise 4.5 [Page 198]

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Samacheer Kalvi Mathematics - Volume 1 and 2 [English] Class 11 TN Board
Chapter 4 Combinatorics and Mathematical Induction
Exercise 4.5 | Q 13 | Page 198

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