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Q.

The following figure shows a  4×5  array of points, each of which is 1 unit away from its nearest neighbours. The number of non-degenerate triangles (i.e., triangles with positive area whose vertices are points in the given array is divisible by 

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a

263

b

4

c

1052

d

16

answer is B, D.

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There are (203)=2019183!=1140  ways to choose three points. But not all of these triplets form non-degenerate triangles. We need to find how many triplets are collinear. We consider the five cases shown in following figures.
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In case (i), there are four lines, each containing five points. Hence there are  4×(53)=40  collinear triplets. In case (ii) and case (iii) combined, there are nine lines altogether, each containing four points. Hence there are  9×(43)=36  collinear triplets. In case (iv) and case (v) combined, there are eight lines altogether, each containing three points. Thus there are  8×(33)=8 collinear triplets. Thus the answer is  1140(40+36+8)=1056.

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