DIVIDING THE PLANE
Probability
Level
2
What is the maximum number of regions in which 8 lines divide a plane into????
The answer is 37.
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1 solution
The solution is quite simple.If we notice, we can easily see that, n line(s) divide a plane into max 1+(1+2+....n) regions... So, using n=8,we get our solution 37....