BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2014

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    Suppose p points are chosen on each of the three coplanar lines. The maximum number of triangles formed with vertices at these points  is

    A) \[{{p}^{3}}+3{{p}^{2}}\]               

    B) \[\frac{1}{2}{{p}^{3}}({{p}^{3}}+p)\]

    C) \[\frac{{{p}^{2}}}{2}(5p-3)\]                       

    D) \[{{p}^{2}}(4p-3)\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Total number of points in a plane is 3p. \[\therefore \]Maximum number of triangles \[={{\,}^{3p}}{{C}_{3}}-3.{{\,}^{p}}{{C}_{3}}\] \[=\frac{(3p)!}{(3p-3)!3!}-3\frac{p!}{(p-3)!3!}\] \[=\frac{3p(3p-1)(3p-2)}{3\times 2}-\frac{3\times p(p-1)(p-2)}{3\times 2}\] \[=\frac{p}{2}[9{{p}^{2}}-9p+2-({{p}^{2}}-3p+2)]\] \[={{p}^{2}}(4p-3)\]


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