A geometry problem by anweshan bor

Geometry Level 4

How many integral coordinates are present in the interior of the triangle with coordinates ( 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , 21 ) , ( 21 , 0 ) (0,0),(0,21),(21,0) ?


The answer is 190.

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2 solutions

Pulkit Gupta
Mar 13, 2016

The number of integral points in the interior of a triangle with vertices ( 0 , 0 ) , ( 0 , n ) , ( n , 0 ) \large (0,0) , (0,n), (n,0) is given by Σ ( n 2 ) = ( n 2 ) ( n 2 + 1 ) 2 = ( n 2 ) ( n 1 ) 2 \large \Sigma (n-2) = \frac{(n-2)(n-2+1)}{2} = \frac{(n-2)(n-1)}{2} .

In the given question n = 21 \large n=21 , therefore answer would be Σ ( 21 2 ) = Σ ( 19 ) = ( 19 ) ( 20 ) 2 = 190 \large \Sigma (21-2) = \Sigma (19) = \frac{(19)(20)}{2} = 190 .

In place of a triangle if it was a square we would have 20 * 20 =400 without boundary. So the triangle as we have would have 200. But know the diagonal 20 are also on the boundary. 20/2=10 of them are contributed by each triangle.

We have only one triangle so it will have 200 - 10 =190.

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