2005 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 12
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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
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