2002 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 14
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Problem
Four distinct circles are drawn in a plane. What is the maximum number of points where at least two of the circles intersect?
Solution
For any given pair of circles, they can intersect at most 
times. Since there are 
pairs of circles, the maximum number of possible intersections is 
. We can construct such a situation as below, so the answer is 
.
See also
| 2002 AMC 12B (Problems • Resources) | ||
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