# A Short Solution of a Problem in Combinatorial Geometry

by Marc Noy (Universitat Politècnica de Cataluna, Spain)

Mathematics Magazine
February, 1996

Subject classification(s): Geometry and Topology | Plane Geometry
Applicable Course(s): 4.9 Geometry

A new proof is given of the problem that asks for the number of regions created in a circle if $n$ points on the circumference are joined by chords with no three concurrent.

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