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Dr. K. G. Shih

Figure 011 : Six points on circle

  • Q01 | - Diagram : Six points on circle
  • Q02 | - Three points on circle making chords
  • Q03 | - Four points on circle making chords
  • Q04 | - Five points on circle making chords
  • Q05 | - Eleven points on circle making chords


Q01. Diagram :



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Q02. Three points on circle making chords

Question
  • Three points on circle
  • How many chords can be drawn ?
Solution
  • Let 3 points be A, B, C
  • Two chords : Chords AB, AC
  • One chord : Chord BC
  • Total = 1 + 2 = 3

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Q03. Four points on circle making chords

Question
  • Four points on circle
  • How many chords can be drawn ?
Solution
  • Let 4 points be A, B, C, D
  • Point A : 3 chords AB, AC, AD
  • Point B : 2 chords BC, BD
  • Point C : 1 Chord CD
  • Total = 1 + 2 + 3 = 6

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Q04. Five points on circle making chords

Question
  • Five points on circle
  • How many chords can be drawn ?
Solution
  • Let 5 points be A, B, C, D, E
  • Point A : 4 chords AB, AC, AD, AE
  • Point B : 3 chords BC, BD, BE
  • Point C : 2 Chords CD, CE
  • Point D : 1 chord DE
  • Total = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10

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Q05. Eleven points on circle making chords

Question 1
  • How manu chords can be made if 11 points are on circle ?
Answer
  • 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 = 55 chords
Question 2
  • How manu chords can be made if 101 points are on circle ?
Answer
  • 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + .....+ 96 + 97 + 98 + 99 + 100 = 5050 chords
Question 3
  • What is the sequence of number of chords : 3, 6, 10, 15 .... ?
Answer

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