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counting and probability intermediate
Problem
Eight points are chosen on a circle, and chords are drawn connecting every pair of points. No three chords intersect in a single point inside the circle. How many triangles with all three vertices in the interior of the circle are created?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
To choose a chord, we know that two points must be chosen. This implies that for three chords to create a triangle and not intersect at a single point, six points need to be chosen. We also know that for any six points we pick, there is only way to connect the points such that a triangle is formed in the circle's interior (this is because we want no two chords to be nonintersecting ~Williamgolly). Therefore, the answer is , which is equivalent to .
Final answer
A