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GeometryChallengePoints, Lines & Planes

Points, Lines & Planes · Challenge problem

Six points A1,A2,…,A6A_1, A_2, \ldots, A_6 lie on a line in that order, with A1A2=1A_1A_2 = 1, A2A3=2A_2A_3 = 2, A3A4=3A_3A_4 = 3, A4A5=4A_4A_5 = 4, and A5A6=5A_5A_6 = 5. Of the 1515 segments whose endpoints are two of these points, how many have even length?