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Problem
A line passes through and
. How many other points with integer coordinates are on the line and strictly between
and
?
Solution
For convenience’s sake, we can transform to the origin and
to
(this does not change the problem). The line
has the equation
. The coordinates are integers if
, so the values of
are
, with a total of
coordinates.
See also
2005 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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Followed by Problem 13 |
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