POW:CuttingthePie

ProblemStatement:Whatistheproblemaskingyoutosolvefor?
Theproblemisaskingifyouhadtofindhowmanysliceswherein2cutshowwouldyoudothat
andwhatareotherswayscanyoucutthepizzatogetmoreslices.

Process:Whatdidyoudototrytosolvetheproblem?
AsIwassolvingtheseproblems,Ifoundoutthatthemoreyouintersectotherlinesinonecutthe
morepiecesyouwillget.Soanexampleisthe6cuts.Igot17piecesoutofthe6cutsthatI
used.HereistheworkthatIdidtofindhowmanypiecescanImakewithacertainamountof
cutsthatImustnotgooverorgoless.

In
(NumberofCuts)
Out
(Max.#ofpieces)
1 2
2 4
3 7
4 10
5 14
6 17
7 22
8 26
9 33
10 39

Ididnotnoticeapattern.Iwaslookingfortoseeiftherewasanequalnumberofhowmany
theouthasincreasedandifitwasanevennumber.Itriedtododifferentequationsbut
couldntfindanyequation.

HabitsofHeartandMind(Pick2)
IwouldsayIusedlookingforpatternsandbeingsystematic.Iusedlookingforpatternsby
realizingthatifIkeepcrossingitwillgetmetohavemorepieces.Iusedbeingsystematicby
experimentingalotonhowtogetmorepiecesinsteadoffewer.Thishappenedbyfocusing
andhavingagoodeye.