Problem

Source: ELMO Shortlist 2024/C1

Tags: Elmo, combinatorics



Let $n \ge 3$ be a positive integer, and let $S$ be a set of $n$ distinct points in the plane. Call an unordered pair of distinct points ${A,B}$ tasty if there exists a circle passing through $A$ and $B$ not passing through or containing any other point in $S$. Find the maximum number of tasty pairs over all possible sets $S$ of $n$ points. Tiger Zhang