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Solution:
n=mC2=2m(m−1)
Since m and (m−1) are two consecutive natural numbers, therefore their product is an even natural number. So 2m(m−1)
is also a natural number.
Now 2m(m−1)=2m2−m ∴2m(m−1)C2=2(2m2−m)(2m2−m−1) =8m(m−1)(m2−m−2) =8m(m−1)[m2−2m+m−2] =8m(m−1)[m(m2−2)+1(m−2)] =8m(m−1)[m(m−2)(m+1)] =4×3×2×13×(m+1)m(m−1)(m−2)=3(m+1C4)