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Exercise 1811Combinatorics › Pigeonhole principleOlympiadAdded 3 Nov 2026

Rectangle with lattice points

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Statement

Show that among any 55 lattice points in the plane, there exist two whose midpoint is a lattice point.

Hint

This is the parity argument: 44 parity classes.

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Solution

See "Integer grid points" in this category.

Conclusion. Two points have a lattice midpoint.