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Prove by induction the number of triangles that can be formed by connecting 3 points is n(n-1)(n-2)/6
 

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Prove by induction the number of triangles that can be formed by connecting 3 points is n(n-1)(n-2)/6
This isn't an inductive way but the result follows immediately from the fact that the given expression is n choose 3 and this is the no. of ways to choose 3 points from the n-gon.
 

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