The diagram shows quadrilateral ABCD and the bisectors of the angles at A, B, C and D - HSC - SSCE Mathematics Extension 1 - Question 14 - 2018 - Paper 1
Question 14
The diagram shows quadrilateral ABCD and the bisectors of the angles at A, B, C and D. The bisectors at A and B intersect at the point P. The bisectors at A and D me... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:The diagram shows quadrilateral ABCD and the bisectors of the angles at A, B, C and D - HSC - SSCE Mathematics Extension 1 - Question 14 - 2018 - Paper 1
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In how many ways could this selection process be carried out?
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Answer
First, consider the total combinations for Selector A choosing at least 4 people from 23.
The total ways for Selector A can be calculated using the binomial coefficient:
∑k=423(k23)
Selector B then chooses 4 people from the selected group by Selector A. The number of ways for this is given as:
(4k)
where k is the number of people chosen by Selector A.
Therefore, we need to multiply the number of ways Selector A can choose with that of Selector B, leading to a complex form:
∑k=423(k23)(4k)
The overall selection process can be summed across all selections to yield the final count.