Question
How many chords can be drawn through 21 points on a circle?
Solution
For drawing one chord on a circle, only 2 points are required.
To know the number of chords that can be drawn through the given 21 points on a circle, the number of combinations have to be counted.
Therefore, there will be as many chords as there are combinations of 21 points taken 2 at a time.
Thus, required number of chords =
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How Many Chords Can Be Drawn Through 21 Points on a Circle? Concept: Concept of Combinations.
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