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Given 11 points, of which 5 lie on one circle, other than these 5, no 4 lie on one circle. Then the maximum number of circles that can be drawn so that each contains atleast three of the given points is

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We need at least three points to draw a circle that passes through them.
Now, number of circles formed out of 11 points by taking three points at a time `=^11C_3=165`
Number of circles formed out of 5 points by taking three points at a time `=^5C_3=10`
It is given that 5 points lie on one circle.
Required number of circles ...
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