Find the number of paths from to if each step must be in a right-ward direction. (For example, one possible path is )
There are 18 possible paths:
A C E G I
A B C E G I
A C D E G I
A C E F G I
A C E G H I
A C E F H I
A B D E F H I
A B C D E G I
A C E F G H I
A B D E F H I
A B D F G H I
A B C D E G I
A B C E F G I
A B D E F G H I
A C D E F G H I
A B C D F G H I
A B C D E F H I
A B C D E F G H I
Notice that the number of ways to get to point C is the sum of the number of ways to get to point A and point B. We can then use this logic on all the other points until we get to point I.
There is 1 way to get to point A and 1 way to get to point B, so there are 2 ways to get to point C.
There are 2 ways to get to point C and 1 way to get to point B so there are 3 ways to get to point D.
There are 3 ways to get to point D and 2 ways to get to point C so there are 5 ways to get to point E.
There are 5 ways to get to point E and 3 ways to get to point D so there are 8 ways to get to point F.
There are 8 ways to get to point F and 5 ways to get to point E so there are 13 ways to get to point G.
There are 13 ways to get to point G and 8 ways to get to point F so there are 21 ways to get to point H.
There are 21 ways to get to point H and 13 ways to get to point G so there are \(\color{brown}\boxed{34}\) ways to get to point D.
To find the number of paths from A to I, if each step must be in a right-ward direction, we can use the principle of multiplication.
Starting from A, we have only one option to move to C. From C, we can move to either D or E. From D, we can only move to E, and from E, we can move to either F or G. From F, we can only move to G, and from G, we can move to either H or I. Finally, from H, we can only move to I.
Therefore, the total number of paths from A to I, moving only in a right-ward direction, is the product of the number of choices at each step:
1 (choice at A) x 2 (choices at C) x 1 (choice at D) x 2 (choices at E) x 1 (choice at F) x 2 (choices at G) x 1 (choice at H) = 4
So there are 4 possible paths from A to I, if each step must be in a right-ward direction.
We can solve this problem by counting the number of ways to reach each letter on the right. There is only one way to reach A, since it is the first letter. There are two ways to reach B, since it is one step to the right of A. There are three ways to reach C, since it is two steps to the right of A. And so on. Therefore, the total number of paths from A to I is:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 = 28.
We can solve this problem by counting the number of ways to reach each letter on the right. There is only one way to reach A, since it is the first letter. There are two ways to reach B, since it is one step to the right of A. There are three ways to reach C, since it is two steps to the right of A. And so on. Therefore, the total number of paths from A to I is:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 = 28.