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10000 equal equilaterals

Source: III May Olympiad (Olimpiada de Mayo) 1997 L2 P3

September 17, 2022
combinatoricscombinatorial geometry

Problem Statement

There are 1000010000 equal tiles in the shape of an equilateral triangle. With these little triangles, regular hexagons are formed, without overlaps or gaps. If the regular hexagon that wastes the fewest triangles is formed, how many triangles are left over?