Count of Right-Angled Triangle formed from given N points whose base or perpendicular are parallel to X or Y axis

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Given an array arr[] of N distinct integers points on the 2D Plane. The task is to count the number of Right-Angled Triangle from N points such that the base or perpendicular is parallel to the X or Y-axis.

Examples:

Input: arr[][] = {{4, 2}, {2, 1}, {1, 3}}
Output: 0
Explanation:

In the above image there is no right-angled triangle formed.
Input: arr[][] = {{1, 2}, {2, 1}, {2, 2}, {2, 3}, {3, 2}}
Output: 4
Explanation:

In the above image there are 4 right-angled triangles formed by triangles ACB, ACD, DCE, BCE.

Approach: The idea is to store the count of each co-ordinate’s having the same X and Y co-ordinates respectively. Now traverse each given points and the count of a right-angled triangle formed by each coordinate (X, Y) is given by:

Count of right-angled triangles = (frequencies of X coordinates – 1) * (frequencies of Y coordinates – 1)

Below are the steps:

Create two maps to store the count of points, one for having the same X-coordinate and another for having the same Y-coordinate.
For each value in the map of x-coordinate and in the map of y-coordinate choose that pair of points as pivot elements and find the frequency of that pivot element.
For each pivot element(say pivot) in the above step, the count of right-angled is given by:

(m1[pivot].second-1)*(m2[pivot].second-1)

Similarly, calculate the total possible right-angled triangle for other N points given.
Finally, sum all the possible triangle obtained that is the final answer.

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

C++

// C++ program for the above approach
 
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
 
// Function to find the number of right
// angled triangle that are formed from
// given N points whose perpendicular or
// base is parallel to X or Y axis
int RightAngled(int a[][2], int n)
{
 
    // To store the number of points
    // has same x or y coordinates
    unordered_map<int, int> xpoints;
    unordered_map<int, int> ypoints;
 
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
        xpoints[a[i][0]]++;
        ypoints[a[i][1]]++;
    }
 
    // Store the total count of triangle
    int count = 0;
 
    // Iterate to check for total number
    // of possible triangle
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 
        if (xpoints[a[i][0]] >= 1
            && ypoints[a[i][1]] >= 1) {
 
            // Add the count of triangles
            // formed
            count += (xpoints[a[i][0]] - 1)
                     * (ypoints[a[i][1]] - 1);
        }
    }
 
    // Total possible triangle
    return count;
}
 
// Driver Code
int main()
{
    int N = 5;
 
    // Given N points
    int arr[][2] = { { 1, 2 }, { 2, 1 },
                     { 2, 2 }, { 2, 3 },
                     { 3, 2 } };
 
    // Function Call
    cout << RightAngled(arr, N);
 
    return 0;
}

Python3

# Python3 program for the above approach 
from collections import defaultdict
 
# Function to find the number of right 
# angled triangle that are formed from 
# given N points whose perpendicular or 
# base is parallel to X or Y axis 
def RightAngled(a, n):
     
    # To store the number of points 
    # has same x or y coordinates 
    xpoints = defaultdict(lambda:0)
    ypoints = defaultdict(lambda:0)
     
    for i in range(n):
        xpoints[a[i][0]] += 1
        ypoints[a[i][1]] += 1
         
    # Store the total count of triangle 
    count = 0
     
    # Iterate to check for total number 
    # of possible triangle 
    for i in range(n):
        if (xpoints[a[i][0]] >= 1 and
            ypoints[a[i][1]] >= 1):
             
            # Add the count of triangles 
            # formed 
            count += ((xpoints[a[i][0]] - 1) *
                      (ypoints[a[i][1]] - 1))
             
    # Total possible triangle
    return count
 
# Driver Code 
N = 5
 
# Given N points 
arr = [ [ 1, 2 ], [ 2, 1 ],
        [ 2, 2 ], [ 2, 3 ],
        [ 3, 2 ] ]
 
# Function call
print(RightAngled(arr, N))
 
# This code is contributed by Stuti Pathak

Java

// Java program for the above approach
import java.util.*;
class GFG{
 
// Function to find the number of right
// angled triangle that are formed from
// given N points whose perpendicular or
// base is parallel to X or Y axis
static int RightAngled(int a[][], int n)
{
 
    // To store the number of points
    // has same x or y coordinates
    HashMap<Integer,
              Integer> xpoints  = new HashMap<Integer,
                                              Integer>();
    HashMap<Integer,
            Integer> ypoints  = new HashMap<Integer,
                                              Integer>();
 
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) 
    {
        if(xpoints.containsKey(a[i][0]))
        {
            xpoints.put(a[i][0], xpoints.get(a[i][0]) + 1);
        }
        else
        {
            xpoints.put(a[i][0], 1);
        }
        if(ypoints.containsKey(a[i][1]))
        {
            ypoints.put(a[i][1], ypoints.get(a[i][1]) + 1);
        }
        else
        {
            ypoints.put(a[i][1], 1);
        }
    }
 
    // Store the total count of triangle
    int count = 0;
 
    // Iterate to check for total number
    // of possible triangle
    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        if (xpoints.get(a[i][0]) >= 1 &&
            ypoints.get(a[i][1]) >= 1)
        {
 
            // Add the count of triangles
            // formed
            count += (xpoints.get(a[i][0]) - 1) *
                     (ypoints.get(a[i][1]) - 1);
        }
    }
 
    // Total possible triangle
    return count;
}
 
// Driver Code
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    int N = 5;
 
    // Given N points
    int arr[][] = { { 1, 2 }, { 2, 1 },
                    { 2, 2 }, { 2, 3 },
                    { 3, 2 } };
 
    // Function Call
    System.out.print(RightAngled(arr, N));
}
}
 
// This code is contributed by Rajput-Ji

C#

// C# program for the above approach
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
class GFG{
 
    // Function to find the number of right
    // angled triangle that are formed from
    // given N points whose perpendicular or
    // base is parallel to X or Y axis
    static int RightAngled(int[, ] a, int n)
    {
 
        // To store the number of points
        // has same x or y coordinates
        Dictionary<int, int> xpoints = new Dictionary<int, int>();
        Dictionary<int, int> ypoints = new Dictionary<int, int>();
 
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) 
        {
            if (xpoints.ContainsKey(a[i, 0])) 
            {
                xpoints[a[i, 0]] = xpoints[a[i, 0]] + 1;
            }
            else
            {
                xpoints.Add(a[i, 0], 1);
            }
            if (ypoints.ContainsKey(a[i, 1])) 
            {
                ypoints[a[i, 1]] = ypoints[a[i, 1]] + 1;
            }
            else
            {
                ypoints.Add(a[i, 1], 1);
            }
        }
 
        // Store the total count of triangle
        int count = 0;
 
        // Iterate to check for total number
        // of possible triangle
        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) 
        {
            if (xpoints[a[i, 0]] >= 1 && 
                ypoints[a[i, 1]] >= 1) 
            {
 
                // Add the count of triangles
                // formed
                count += (xpoints[a[i, 0]] - 1) * 
                         (ypoints[a[i, 1]] - 1);
            }
        }
 
        // Total possible triangle
        return count;
    }
 
    // Driver Code
    public static void Main(String[] args)
    {
        int N = 5;
 
        // Given N points
        int[, ] arr = {{1, 2}, {2, 1}, 
                       {2, 2}, {2, 3}, {3, 2}};
 
        // Function Call
        Console.Write(RightAngled(arr, N));
    }
}
 
// This code is contributed by Rajput-Ji

Javascript

<script>
 
      // JavaScript program for the above approach
       
      // Function to find the number of right
      // angled triangle that are formed from
      // given N points whose perpendicular or
      // base is parallel to X or Y axis
      function RightAngled(a, n) {
        // To store the number of points
        // has same x or y coordinates
        var xpoints = {};
        var ypoints = {};
 
        for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
          if (xpoints.hasOwnProperty(a[i][0])) {
            xpoints[a[i][0]] = xpoints[a[i][0]] + 1;
          } else {
            xpoints[a[i][0]] = 1;
          }
          if (ypoints.hasOwnProperty(a[i][1])) {
            ypoints[a[i][1]] = ypoints[a[i][1]] + 1;
          } else {
            ypoints[a[i][1]] = 1;
          }
        }
 
        // Store the total count of triangle
        var count = 0;
 
        // Iterate to check for total number
        // of possible triangle
        for (var i = 0; i < n; i++) {
          if (xpoints[a[i][0]] >= 1 && ypoints[a[i][1]] >= 1) {
            // Add the count of triangles
            // formed
            count += (xpoints[a[i][0]] - 1) * (ypoints[a[i][1]] - 1);
          }
        }
 
        // Total possible triangle
        return count;
      }
 
      // Driver Code
      var N = 5;
 
      // Given N points
      var arr = [
        [1, 2],
        [2, 1],
        [2, 2],
        [2, 3],
        [3, 2],
      ];
 
      // Function Call
      document.write(RightAngled(arr, N));
       
</script>

Output:

Time Complexity: O(N+N) i.e O(N)
Auxiliary Space: O(N+N) i.e O(N)

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