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PAMO Problem 1: Number of trapezoids satisfying a certain condition
Source: 2021 Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad, Problem 1
5/24/2021
Let
n
n
n
be an integer greater than
3
3
3
. A square of side length
n
n
n
is divided by lines parallel to each side into
n
2
n^2
n
2
squares of length
1
1
1
. Find the number of convex trapezoids which have vertices among the vertices of the
n
2
n^2
n
2
squares of side length
1
1
1
, have side lengths less than or equal
3
3
3
and have area equal to
2
2
2
Note: Parallelograms are trapezoids.
geometry
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