Permutations and Combinations
8. Application in Geometry
Concept of permutations and combinations can be applied to various questions involving geometrical shapes. Some of the commonly asked questions are:
Number of triangles using \( n \) straight lines or \( n \) points
Number of intersection points by \( n \) straight lines
Number of straight lines that can be formed using \( n \) points
Number of squares in a grid
Number of rectangles or parallelogram in a grid
Number of diagonals in a polygon
Maximum number of regions formed by \( n \) intersecting lines.