2005 AMC 12A Problem 25
Problem 25 of 25HarderGeometry
Let be the set of all points with coordinates where and are each chosen from the set How many equilateral triangles have all their vertices in
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Solution
The three equal sides of such a triangle must all have the same length. Checking the possible squared lengths in the grid, only three families of side occur.
Face diagonals of a unit cube (length ): each of the unit cubes contributes triangles, one at each corner, for
Face diagonals of the cube (length ): the three faces meeting at a vertex form one triangle, giving triangles.
Edge-midpoint segments (length joining midpoints of two edges): each of the edge midpoints is a vertex of two such triangles, for
The total is
Thus, the correct answer is C.