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2002 AIME II Problem 4

Patio blocks that are hexagons 1 unit on a side are used to outline a garden by placing the blocks edge to edge with n on each side. The diagram indicates the path of blocks around the garden when n=5.

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If n=202, then the area of the garden enclosed by the path, not including the path itself, is m\left(\sqrt3/2\right) square units, where m is a positive integer. Find the remainder when m is divided by 1000.

Leading zeroes must be inputted, so if your answer is 34, then input 034


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