Maths Olympiad Prep

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Problem 448

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Combinatorics Difficulty 4.9 Find the answer

41. (MON 2) Let nn points be given arbitrarily in the plane, no three of them collinear. Let us draw segments between pairs of these points. What is the minimum number of segments that can be colored red in such a way that among any four points, three of them are connected by segments that form a red triangle?

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