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How many different isosceles right triangles can be formed from three dots in the grid below? Two examples are shown.

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How many different isosceles right triangles can be formed from three dots in the-example-1
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Answer:

28

Explanation:

The attached figure shows 7 triangles (counting the original 2). Each has degree-4 rotational symmetry about the center of the figure, so there can be 7×4 = 28 triangles.

How many different isosceles right triangles can be formed from three dots in the-example-1
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