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 points , (), be considered in the space, where no four points are coplanar. Each pair of points are connected by an edge. Find the maximal value of 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 , the number of blue edges with one end does not exceed 4.
III. For every red edge , we can find at least one point () such that the edges and are blue.