MathDB
tilings with m x n rectangles with corners

Source: JBMO Shortlist 2007 C1

October 14, 2017
JBMOcombinatorics

Problem Statement

We call a tiling of an m×nm \times n rectangle with corners (see figure below) "regular" if there is no sub-rectangle which is tiled with corners. Prove that if for some mm and nn there exists a "regular" tiling of the m×nm \times n rectangular then there exists a "regular" tiling also for the 2m×2n2m \times 2n rectangle.