Answer:
72
Step-by-step explanation:
A question such as this one is a little tricky since the people seated are not in a straight line.
For a circular table seating question, (n-1)! formula is used. Without restrictions 5! people can be seated.
You might be wondering why it is not 6!, this is because the first person will the the 6 person so you are accounting for the same person twice.
Hope I helped :)
Parallel: the lines have = slopes. We thus need 5/6 to equal 2/p. then 5p must equal 12, and p = 12/5. (answer)
Check: Is 5/6 = 2 / (12/5)? YES
Perp.: The lines have slopes that are negative reciprocals of one another.
Then -6/5 = 2/p, or
-6 2
---- = ----
5 p Thus, -6p = 10, and p = -5/3 (answer)
