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counting and probability junior

Problem

In the geoboard shown, the points are evenly spaced vertically and horizontally. Segment is drawn using two points, as shown. Point is to be chosen from the remaining points. How many of these points will result in triangle being isosceles?
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Solution
There are two cases, one where the is the base, and the other where is a leg.

For the case where is the base, we can create the third point anywhere on the line perpendicular to at the midpoint of . There are points on that line.

For the case where is a leg, since is two units, we can create a point two units away from either or . There are two such points.

In total, there are .
Final answer
6