A parallelogram divided by 2 sets of 10 lines which are parallel to and respectively. Then how many parallelograms are formed?
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The first set of 10 parallel lines are parallel to AB and thus CD. Now we have to choose 2 lines among these 12 lines which can be found by 0 1 2 C 2 (10 lines + 2 sides). Similarly, we have to choose two lines from the second set which are parallel to BC and thua DA. Thus too can be found by 0 1 2 C 2 . So, the total number of parallelograms that can be formed = 0 1 2 C 2 × 0 1 2 C 2 = 2 ! × 1 0 ! 1 2 ! × 2 ! × 1 0 ! 1 2 ! = 6 6 × 6 6 = 4 3 5 6 .