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1973 Canada National Olympiad
Problems
(1)
Convex polygon with nine vertices
Source:
1/11/2007
The figure shows a (convex) polygon with nine vertices. The six diagonals which have been drawn dissect the polygon into the seven triangles:
P
0
P
1
P
3
P_{0}P_{1}P_{3}
P
0
P
1
P
3
,
P
0
P
3
P
6
P_{0}P_{3}P_{6}
P
0
P
3
P
6
,
P
0
P
6
P
7
P_{0}P_{6}P_{7}
P
0
P
6
P
7
,
P
0
P
7
P
8
P_{0}P_{7}P_{8}
P
0
P
7
P
8
,
P
1
P
2
P
3
P_{1}P_{2}P_{3}
P
1
P
2
P
3
,
P
3
P
4
P
6
P_{3}P_{4}P_{6}
P
3
P
4
P
6
,
P
4
P
5
P
6
P_{4}P_{5}P_{6}
P
4
P
5
P
6
. In how many ways can these triangles be labeled with the names
△
1
\triangle_{1}
△
1
,
△
2
\triangle_{2}
△
2
,
△
3
\triangle_{3}
△
3
,
△
4
\triangle_{4}
△
4
,
△
5
\triangle_{5}
△
5
,
△
6
\triangle_{6}
△
6
,
△
7
\triangle_{7}
△
7
so that
P
i
P_{i}
P
i
is a vertex of triangle
△
i
\triangle_{i}
△
i
for
i
=
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
i = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
i
=
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7
? Justify your answer. 6740