Some Useful Formulae for Geometrical Problems
1. If 'n' distinct points are given in the plane such that no three of which are collinear, then the number of line segments formed = nC2 = .
2. If 'n' distinct points are given in the plane such that 'm' of these points are collinear, then the number of line segments formed = (nC2 – mC2) + 1.
3. If 'n' distinct points are given in the plane such that no three of which are collinear, then the number of triangles formed = nC3.
4. If 'n' distinct points are given in the plane such that 'm' of these points are collinear, then the number of triangles formed = (nC3 – mC3).
5. If 'n' distinct points are given on the circumference of a circle, then (i) number of straight lines = nC2, (ii) number of triangles = nC3, (iii) number of quadrilaterals = nC4 and so on.
6. Number of rectangles of any size in a square of size n × n = .
7. Number of squares of any size in a square of size n × n = .
8. Number of rectangles of any size in a rectangle of size m × n (m < n) = (m + 1)(n + 1).
9. Number of squares of any size in a rectangle of size m × n = (m – r + 1)(n – r + 1).
10. If 'm' parallel lines in a plane are intersected by a family of other 'n' parallel lines, then total number of parallelograms so formed is: mC2 × nC2 = .
11. Number of diagonals of a regular polygon with 'n' sides is: .