Faces of a cube $9\times 9\times 9$
Source: All-Russian 2007
May 4, 2007
geometry3D geometrycombinatorics proposedcombinatorics
Problem Statement
Faces of a cube are partitioned onto unit squares. The surface of a cube is pasted over by strips without overlapping. Prove that the number of bent strips is odd.
A. Poliansky