Talk:Pick's theorem

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I submit to thee that the statement provided below is not an explanation, but merely a set of instructions. I won't make any changes myself due to the popularity of rote learning. A more intuitive explanation should be shown at the top of the page.

>A simple way to explain to middle school kids in 4 simple steps. 1) count the dots on the perimeter of the figure. 2) divide the number by 2. 3) subtract 1. 4) add the interior dots. The example above would be 14 / 2 = 7 − 1 = 6 + 39 = 45.