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2024 Fermat Problem 11
Figure 1 shows an arrangement of 3 lines with 1 intersection point, and Figure 2 shows an arrangement of 3 lines with 3 intersection points.
What is the maximum number of intersection points that can appear in an arrangement of 4 lines?
\textbf{(A)}\ 5\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 4\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 8\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 6\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 7
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