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Triangular Grid Polynomial with Sides in Grid

Source: Iranian Combinatorics Olympiad 2020 P6

April 26, 2020
combinatorics

Problem Statement

Consider a triangular grid of equilateral triangles with unit sides. Assume that P\mathcal{P} is a non-self-intersecting polygon with perimeter 1399 and sides from the grid. Prove that P\mathcal{P} has either an internal or an external 120-degree angle.
Proposed by Seyed Hessam Firouzi