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COMEDK · Maths · 4. Permutation Combination

There are 12 points in a plane out of which 3 points are collinear. How many straight lines can be drawn by joining any two of them?

  1. A 60
  2. B 64
  3. C 72
  4. D 84
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(B) 64

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The total number of ways to select 2 points out of 12 points is given by \(^{12}C_{2}\). \(^{12}C_{2} = \dfrac{12 \times 11}{2 \times 1} = 66\). 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…