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COMEDK · Maths · 4. Permutation Combination

The number of triangles which can be formed by using the vertices of a regular polygon of \((n+3)\) sides is 220 . Then, \(n\) is equal to

  1. A 8
  2. B 9
  3. C 10
  4. D 11
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(B) 9

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A polygon with \((n+3)\) sides has \((n+3)\) vertices. A triangle is formed by selecting any \(3\) vertices out of the total vertices. The number of ways to select \(3\) vertices from \((n+3)\) vertices is given by the combination formula \(^{n+3}C_{3}\). Given that the number…