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 = .
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| 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 = .
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11. Number of diagonals of a regular polygon with 'n' sides is: . |