question- there are 12 points in a plane out of which 5 are collinear. The maximum number of distinct quadrilaterals which can be formed with vertices at these points is_____ ??
my answer-
quadrilateral can be formed of four points, so i take 4 points out of 12 in 12_C_4 ways.
then, these also include the quadrilateral formed by 5 collinear points (which actually form no quadrilaterals) , therefore, i subtract 5_C_4 from 12_C_4 and i get the answer as 490.
BUT THE ANSWER GIVEN IS 420.
plz help me........im totally confused to why im getting the wrong answer....
2007-01-02
17:12:10
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