Let be the maximum number of pieces of pizza you can make by straight cuts.
Find .
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The maximum number of pieces of pizza from n cuts is given by (see Cirle Division by Lines ) f ( n ) = 2 1 ( n 2 + n + 2 ) . Then we have:
S = n = 1 ∑ 1 0 0 2 1 ( n 2 + n + 2 ) = 2 1 n = 1 ∑ 1 0 0 ( n 2 + n + 2 ) = 2 1 ( 6 1 0 0 × 1 0 1 × 2 0 1 + 2 1 0 0 × 1 0 1 + 2 ( 1 0 0 ) ) = 1 7 1 8 0 0