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There are 12 points in a plane of which 5 are collinear.
The number of triangles that can be formed with vertices at thest points is……

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To solve the problem of finding the number of triangles that can be formed from 12 points in a plane, of which 5 are collinear, we can follow these steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding the Problem**: We have a total of 12 points, and among these, 5 points are collinear. A triangle cannot be formed using collinear points since they lie on the same line. 2. **Calculating Total Combinations**: First, we calculate the total number of ways to choose 3 points from the 12 points. This can be done using the combination formula \( \binom{n}{r} \), where \( n \) is the total number of points and \( r \) is the number of points we want to choose. \[ \text{Total combinations} = \binom{12}{3} \] Using the formula for combinations: \[ \binom{n}{r} = \frac{n!}{r!(n-r)!} \] We can calculate: \[ \binom{12}{3} = \frac{12!}{3!(12-3)!} = \frac{12 \times 11 \times 10}{3 \times 2 \times 1} = 220 \] 3. **Calculating Collinear Combinations**: Next, we need to subtract the combinations that do not form a triangle. Since there are 5 collinear points, we calculate the number of ways to choose 3 points from these 5 collinear points: \[ \text{Collinear combinations} = \binom{5}{3} \] Again using the combination formula: \[ \binom{5}{3} = \frac{5!}{3!(5-3)!} = \frac{5 \times 4}{2 \times 1} = 10 \] 4. **Calculating Valid Triangles**: Finally, we subtract the collinear combinations from the total combinations to find the number of valid triangles: \[ \text{Valid triangles} = \text{Total combinations} - \text{Collinear combinations} \] \[ \text{Valid triangles} = 220 - 10 = 210 \] ### Final Answer: The number of triangles that can be formed with vertices at these points is **210**. ---
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