QUESTION

CSAT

Easy

Maths

Prelims 2022

There are eight equidistant points on a circle. How many right-angled triangles can be drawn using these points as vertices and taking the diameter as one side of the triangle?

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Explanation

With eight equidistant points on a circle—A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H—there are 4 unique diameters formed by connecting opposite points.

Using the property that a right-angled triangle is formed when the diameter of a circle is one side and the opposite vertex lies on the circle, we can form 6 unique right-angled triangles with each diameter. This is because there are 6 remaining points on the circle that can serve as the right-angle vertex.

Since each diameter allows for 6 distinct right-angled triangles, the total number of right-angled triangles that can be drawn is:

4 diameters x 6 triangles per diameter = 24

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