document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1148561>Question 1148561</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many distinct line segments are formed by connecting 20 collinear points.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Each distinct line segment is created by choosing 2 of the 20 points.  The number of ways to do that is \"20 choose 2\" = (20*19)/(2*1) = 190.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 190 line segments.<br><BR>\n" );
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