Skip to main content
OlympiadHQ

Browse · MATH

Print

jmc

counting and probability intermediate

Problem

Ten distinct points are identified on the circumference of a circle. How many different convex quadrilaterals can be formed if each vertex must be one of these 10 points?
Solution
With the ten points on the circumference of a circle, any set of 4 of them will form a convex (indeed, cyclic) quadrilateral. So, with ten points, and we can choose any 4 of them to form a distinct quadrilateral, we get quadrilaterals.
Final answer
210