MHB Creating Triangles: How Many Can You Make?

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The discussion focuses on calculating the number of triangles that can be formed using specific dot placements in a grid. Three methods are outlined for forming triangles: one dot at a corner and one from each row and column, two from the row and one from the column, and one from the row and two from the column. The calculations yield 28 triangles from the first method, 84 from the second, and 42 from the third, totaling 154 triangles. Participants confirm the accuracy of these calculations. The final consensus is that 154 triangles can indeed be formed.
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How many triangles can be made given the following dots?

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Apart from the location at the top left corner of the diagram, there are seven locations on the horizontal row, and four locations on the vertical column. There are three ways to place dots on three of these locations to form a triangle:

First way: one dot at the corner, one from the row of seven, and one from the column of four;
Second way: two dots on the row of seven, and one on the column of four (as in the above diagram);
Third way: one dot on the row of seven, and two on the column of four.

Can you count the number of triangles formed in each of these three ways?
 
Hey @Opalg ! Thank you for your response!

Would this be the correct answer?

First way:
7C1 x 4C1 = 28

Second way:
7C2 x 4C1 = 84

Third way:
7C1 x 4C2 = 42

28 + 84 + 42 = 154 triangles
 
MichaelLiu said:
Hey @Opalg ! Thank you for your response!

Would this be the correct answer?

First way:
7C1 x 4C1 = 28

Second way:
7C2 x 4C1 = 84

Third way:
7C1 x 4C2 = 42

28 + 84 + 42 = 154 triangles
Looks good to me. (Yes)
 
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