No squares remain
Probability
Level
2
There are 21 squares whose vertices are four points in the diagram.
What is the minimum number of points that must be removed so that none of these squares remain?
6
7
8
9
10
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1 solution
If the six white dots are removed then no squares remain. It can be shown that the each of the 21 squares contains at least one of these points.