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8 points are located on a circle. how many line segments can be drawn with these points as endpoints?

 Feb 17, 2016

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8 points are located on a circle. how many line segments can be drawn with these points as endpoints?

 

Point Numberfrom Pointto Pointline number11211321431541651761872 new lines23824925102611271228133 new lines341435153616371738184 new lines45194620472148225 new lines5623572458256 new lines672668277 new line7828

 

If we have 8 Points there are 7+6+5+4+3+2+1=28 line segments.

 

if we have n Points there are1+2+3+4+5++(n1)=[1+(n1)](n1)2=n(n1)2line segments.

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 Feb 17, 2016
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From my sketch i got 11, though i might of missed some

 Feb 17, 2016
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8 points are located on a circle. how many line segments can be drawn with these points as endpoints?

 

Point Numberfrom Pointto Pointline number11211321431541651761872 new lines23824925102611271228133 new lines341435153616371738184 new lines45194620472148225 new lines5623572458256 new lines672668277 new line7828

 

If we have 8 Points there are 7+6+5+4+3+2+1=28 line segments.

 

if we have n Points there are1+2+3+4+5++(n1)=[1+(n1)](n1)2=n(n1)2line segments.

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heureka Feb 17, 2016

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