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n points in plane, red and blue line segments

Source: 1970 Hungary - Kürschák Competition p3

October 15, 2022
combinatoricsColoringcombinatorial geometry

Problem Statement

n points are taken in the plane, no three collinear. Some of the line segments between the points are painted red and some are painted blue, so that between any two points there is a unique path along colored edges. Show that the uncolored edges can be painted (each edge either red or blue) so that all triangles have an odd number of red sides.