2018 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 20
A scanning code consists of a 
grid of squares, with some of its squares colored black and the rest colored white. There must be at least one square of each color in this grid of 
squares. A scanning code is called [i]symmetric[/i] if its look does not change when the entire square is rotated by a multiple of 
counterclockwise around its center, nor when it is reflected across a line joining opposite corners or a line joining midpoints of opposite sides. What is the total number of possible symmetric scanning codes?
Solution
Draw a square.
There are two choices for each letter, for a total of 
codes. Two codes must be subtracted (due to the rule that there must be at least one square of each color) for an answer of 
~Nosysnow
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