$9$ points are placed in a $3\times3$ array. If $3$ points are randomly selected, what is the probability that they are the vertices of a triangle?
Probability of obtaining triangle when choosing $3$ points from $3\times3$ array
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0It is 3 times 3 matrix. – 2011-01-04
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Any $3$ points would form a triangle unless they are collinear. By considering horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines, we see that there are exactly $8$ cases of collinearity. Now there are $\binom{9}{3}=84$ ways to choose $3$ points out of $9$. Hence the probability is $\frac{84-8}{84}=\frac{19}{21}$.
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0How did you get 84? – 2011-01-04