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A plane is separated into ____ unbound regions by n parallel lines within that plane.

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Answer: Approach: The above image shows the maximum number of regions a line can divide a plane. One line can divide a plane into two regions, two non-parallel lines can divide a plane into 4 regions and three non-parallel lines can divide into 7 regions, and so on. When the n the line is added to a cluster of (n-1) lines then the maximum number of extra regions formed is equal to n.

Explanation:

Now solve the recursion as follows:

L(2) – L(1) = 2 … (i)

L(3) – L(2) = 3 … (ii)

L(4) – L(3) = 4 … (iii)

. . .

. . .

L(n) – L(n-1) = n ; … (n)

Adding all the above equation we get,

L(n) – L(1) = 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + …… + n ;

L(n) = L(1) + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + …… + n ;

L(n) = 2 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + …… + n ;

L(n) = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + …… + n + 1 ;

L(n) = n ( n + 1 ) / 2 + 1 ;

The number of region in which N non-parallel lines can divide a plane is equal to N*( N + 1 )/2 + 1.

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