1998 AHSME Problems/Problem 11
Problem
Let be a rectangle. How many circles in the plane of have a diameter both of whose endpoints are vertices of ?
Solution
There are pairs of vertices of . However, both diagonals determine the same circle, therefore the answer is .
See also
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