Assume that a chocolate bar consists ofnsquares arranged in arectangular pattern. The entire bar, or any smaller rectangular piece of the bar, can be broken along a vertical or a horizontal line separating the squares, Assuming that only one piece can be broken at a time, ietermine how many breaks you must successively make to break the bar intonseparate squares. Use strong induction to prove your answer.
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