SOLVING PROBLEMS
INVOLVING
COMBINATION
Question #1
• How many points do
you see?
Answer: 9
Question #2
• Are these points
collinear?
Answer: No, none of
them lies on the same
vertical or horizontal line.
Question #3
• What figures can
be drawn by
connecting three
or more lines?
Answer: Polygons or
Geometric Shapes.
You can
draw
Triangles.
You can draw
QUADRILATERALS
You can
draw also
draw
pentagons
Question #4
What if I ask how
many triangles can
we draw out of
these 9 – non
collinear points?
How many
triangles will it be?
To solve how many polygons
can be drawn out of non
collinear points, we will use
the formula for Combination
of n objects taken r at a
time.
nCr =
where
n = number of non-collinear
points
r = number of sides of the
polygon to be drawn
If we want to draw triangles out
of these 9 non-collinear points,
n=9
R = 3 (number of sides of
triangle)
nCr =
9C3 =
9C3 =
9C3 =
9C3 =
9C3 = 84 triangles
Board Work
Determine how many
may polygons can be
drawn out if these 9 non-
collinear points if the
polygons to be drawn are
1. Quadrilateral
2. Pentagon
3. Hexagon
4. Heptagon
Question #1:
What do you see?
Answer:
Lines intersecting with
each other.
Question #2:
How many intersections
do you see?
Question #3
Since there 11
visible intersections,
can we say that this
is the final answer?
Answer: No, because
there are also
nonvisible
intersections.
To get the number of
intersections of two or more
non-parallel and non
concurrent lines, we will still
use the formula for
Combination of n objects
taken r at a time.
nCr =
where
n = number of lines
r = number of intersecting
lines
Since there are 6 lines and
there are always 2 lines that
intersect, n = 6 and r = 2.
nCr =
6C2 =
6C2 =
6C2 =
6C2 =
6C2 = 15 intersections
Board work:
How many intersections are there in
a plane if there are
1. 7 non-collinear non concurrent
lines
2. 8 non-collinear non concurrent
lines
3. 9 non-collinear non concurrent
lines
Question #1
How many
diagonals can you
form in this figure?
Answer: 2
diagonals
Question #2
How about
this figure?
Answer: 5
diagonals
Question #3
How about this 20-
sided polygon? Can we
count the diagonals
manually?
Answer: Yes, but it will
take a lot of time. So,
we will use a formula.
In order to find the
number of diagonals
formed in a regular
polygon, we will use the
formula
Number of Diagonals =
Where n is the number of
sides of the regular polygon
Let us confirm that the
number of diagonals
formed in a square is
equal to 2. Since a
square has 4 sides, n =
4.
Number of Diagonals =
=
=
= 2 diagonals
Boardwork
Count the number of diagonals formed in following
figure.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Generalization:
• How can we find the number of
polygons/geometric figures formed by
non collinear points in a plane?
• How can we find the number of
intersections formed by
nonparallel/non concurrent lines?
• How can we find the number of
diagonals formed in a regular polygon?
QUIZ ½
CROSWISE
Solve the following problems
1. How many hexagon can be formed
by connecting 10 non-collinear
points?
2. How many intersections can be
formed by 12 nonparallel/non
concurrent lines?
3. How many diagonals can be
formed in a regular dodecagon?