Let
be a fixed positive integer. Given a set
of
points in the plane such that no three are collinear and no four concyclic, let
be the number of circles
that contain
in their interior, and let
Prove that there exists a positive integer
depending only on
such that the points of
are the vertices of a convex polygon if and only if
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Let $n \geq 4$ be a fixed positive integer. Given a set $S = \{P_1, P_2, \ldots, P_n\}$ of $n$ points in the plane such that no three are collinear and no four concyclic, let $a_t,$ $1 \leq t \leq n,$ be the number of circles $P_iP_jP_k$ that contain $P_t$ in their interior, and let $m(S) = \sum^n_{i=1} a_i.$ Prove that there exists a positive integer $f(n),$ depending only on $n,$ such that the points of $S$ are the vertices of a convex polygon if and only if $m(S) = f(n).$