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maximal value of n for which we can paint all edges

Source: Vietnam TST 1993 for the 34th IMO, problem 6

June 25, 2005
combinatorics unsolvedcombinatorics

Problem Statement

Let nn points A1,A2,,AnA_1, A_2, \ldots, A_n, (n>2n>2), be considered in the space, where no four points are coplanar. Each pair of points Ai,AjA_i, A_j are connected by an edge. Find the maximal value of nn for which we can paint all edges by two colors – blue and red such that the following three conditions hold: I. Each edge is painted by exactly one color. II. For i=1,2,,ni = 1, 2, \ldots, n, the number of blue edges with one end AiA_i does not exceed 4. III. For every red edge AiAjA_iA_j, we can find at least one point AkA_k (ki,jk \neq i, j) such that the edges AiAkA_iA_k and AjAkA_jA_k are blue.