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<p>How many different squares can be drawn in total by joining the dots with line segments in the part of the square lattice shown below?<br></br>
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Four different squares can be drawn in the lattice - the least
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Weekly Problem 46 - 2009
How many squares can you draw on this lattice?
2D Geometry, Shape and Space
Squares
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Coordinate geometry
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