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Six ports on a lake

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September 21, 2010
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Problem Statement

There are six ports on a lake. Is it possible to organize a series of routes satisfying the following conditions ? (i) Every route includes exactly three ports; (ii) No two routes contain the same three ports; (iii) The series offers exactly two routes to each tourist who desires to visit two different arbitrary ports.