document.write( "Question 1162103: If 7 points are found on a circle, how many triangles can be drawn using any 3 of these points as vertices?\r
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document.write( "Every triple of the points determines one unique triangle;  and vice versa, each triangle determines one triple of the points.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The order of points inside each triple does not matter.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Notice that in the circle, NO ONE TRIPLE of points lies on a straight line (!).\r\n" );
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document.write( "    It is where in the solution, the circle is used as a locus of the points (!)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the number of triangles is the number of combinations of 7 points taken 3 at a time\r\n" );
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document.write( "    \"C%5D7%5D%5E3\" = \"%287%2A6%2A5%29%2F%281%2A2%2A3%29\" = 7*5 = 35.     ANSWER\r\n" );
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