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No 4 points form a square with sides parallel

Source: Baltic Way 1993

June 15, 2012
combinatorics proposedcombinatorics

Problem Statement

A square is divided into 1616 equal squares, obtaining the set of 2525 different vertices. What is the least number of vertices one must remove from this set, so that no 44 points of the remaining set are the vertices of any square with sides parallel to the sides of the initial square?