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By __T_H_O_R__, history, 6 years ago, In English

Question: You are given n sticks of lengths 1 to n unit respectively. Using three different sticks how many different triangles can you form?

I have found a formula on the internet. That is if n is odd triangle=(n-1)*(n-3)*(2n-1)/24 else triangle=n*(n-2)*(2n-5)/24

But I could not prove this or find any proof. Can anyone provide with a proof of this formula? How to derive this? Or share if there are other ways to solve this problem? Thanks in advance.

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