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COMEDK · Maths · 4. Permutation Combination

Out of 8 given points, 3 are collinear. How many different straight lines can be drawn by joining any two points from those 8 points?

  1. A 26
  2. B 28
  3. C 27
  4. D 25
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(A) 26

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The total number of ways to select 2 points out of 8 points is given by \(^{8}C_{2}\). \(^{8}C_{2} = \dfrac{8 \times 7}{2 \times 1} = 28\). Since 3 points are collinear, joining any two of these 3 points results in the same line. The number of lines formed by these 3 points is…