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Topic ID: 643
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#0, Cutting a pie in 8 pieces in 3 movements
Posted by Cutting a Pie on Oct-01-05 at 10:13 PM
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How is that possible when the formula for this is 1/2(n^2 + n + 2)?

The max number of pieces is 7, isnt it?