AMC 8 2013 Problem 22
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Toothpicks are used to make a grid that is toothpicks long and toothpicks wide. How many toothpicks are used altogether?
picture corner; draw(corner,(5,0)--(35,0)); draw(corner,(0,-5)--(0,-35)); for (int i=0; i-2; --j){if ((i-j)<3){add(corner,(50i,50j));}}} draw((5,-100)--(45,-100)); draw((155,0)--(185,0),dotted+linewidth(2)); draw((105,-50)--(135,-50),dotted+linewidth(2)); draw((100,-55)--(100,-85),dotted+linewidth(2)); draw((55,-100)--(85,-100),dotted+linewidth(2)); draw((50,-105)--(50,-135),dotted+linewidth(2)); draw((0,-105)--(0,-135),dotted+linewidth(2));
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