The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking

4th Edition

ISBN: 9781118156599

Author: Edward B. Burger, Michael Starbird

Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

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Chapter 8.4, Problem 38MS

Three angles. Draw 10 points on a piece of paper with no three points lying on the same straight line. How many different triangles can you make using these points as vertices?

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