Compute the maximum number of intersections of 17 straight lines.

Please do not switch names -- as you've done for the last ten posts.

Lines....Intersections

..1...........0
..2...........1
..3...........3
..4...........6
..5..........10

or N = n(n - 1)/2

To compute the maximum number of intersections of 17 straight lines, we can use a formula based on the number of lines.

The formula to calculate the maximum number of intersections among n lines is given by:
maximum number of intersections = (n * (n-1)) / 2

Using this formula, if we substitute n = 17, we can calculate the maximum number of intersections as follows:

maximum number of intersections = (17 * (17-1)) / 2
= (17 * 16) / 2
= 272 / 2
= 136

Therefore, the maximum number of intersections among 17 straight lines is 136.