We connect dots with toothpicks in a grid as shown below. The grid below has 5 horizontal toothpicks in each row and 5 vertical toothpicks in each column.
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Suppose we instead have a grid of dots that requires 10 horizontal toothpicks in each row and 20 vertical ones in each column. Then, how many total toothpicks will we need?
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The number of horizontal toothpicks =
(number of horizontal toothpicks in one row ) (number of vertical toothpicks in each column + 1)
Similarly.....
The number of vertical toothpicks =
(number of vertical toothpicks in each column) (number of horizontal toothpicks in each row + 1)
So.....
The total number of horizontal toothpicks = (10)(20 + 1) = 10 * 21 = 210
And
The number of vertical toothpicks + (20 ) (10 + 1) = 20 * 11 = 220
So...the total toothpicks = 210 + 220 = 430