14 people meet and shake hands . The maximum number of handshakes possible if there is to be no “ cycle” of handshakes is ( A cycle of handshakes is a sequence of people a1,a2,a3……ak k>2) such that pairs {a1,a2}……{ak,a1} shake hands)
Option
a) 11
b) 12
c) 10
d) 13

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  Maxm no. of handshakes in cyclic order = (N-1)=(14-1)= 13
  
  d) 13
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• ans: 13 hand shakes
  bcz there r 14 people n we need only the no. of hand shakes that each one makes.
  
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• no of handshake = 13 as total people minus oneself
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• Maximum no.of shake hands in cyclic order=N =14
  exmaple take 4 people a1,a2,a3,a4 then possibilites are
  (a1,a2)
  (a2,a3)
  (a3,a4)
  (a4,a1)
  
  So answer is 14
  
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• maximum 13 handshake
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• if it is asked for one person, then the answer is 12 because he can't handshake himself and he should don't give handshake to the next person.
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