#K92072. Tournament Matches Calculation

    ID: 38116 Type: Default 1000ms 256MiB

Tournament Matches Calculation

Tournament Matches Calculation

In this problem, you are given an integer (P) representing the number of players in a tournament where each player competes against every other player exactly once. Your task is to compute the total number of matches played. The answer is given by the formula (T = \frac{P(P-1)}{2}).

inputFormat

The input consists of a single integer (P) ((P \ge 2)) given via standard input (stdin) representing the number of players.

outputFormat

Print a single integer representing the total number of matches played in the tournament to standard output (stdout).## sample

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