Re: No of sides in a quadrilateral
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17 Mar 2019, 01:31
Since the length of each side of a quadrilateral is a distinct integer and that the longest side is not greater than 7, all four sides must be taken from the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}. How many different sets of four could be selected? \(7C4\)= 7*6*5/(3!) = 7*5 = 35 Of those 35, the only ones that don’t work for sides of a quadrilateral are the ones in which the sum of the three smallest sides are equal to or less than the longest side. These would be
1 + 2 + 3 < 7
1 + 2 + 3 = 6
1 + 2 + 4 = 7
Those are the only invalid combinations. The other 32 work.
Answer = (C)