1998 AHSME Problems/Problem 29
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[hide]Problem
A point in the plane is called a lattice point if both and are integers. The area of the largest square that contains exactly three lattice points in its interior is closest to
Solution 1
The answer is actually (D)
Solution 2
Apply Pick's Theorem. 4 lattice points on the border edges, 3 points in the interior. , implying that ,
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