tiling a square of side n with an 9 piece 1-3-5 dominos
Source: 1995 ITAMO p1
January 28, 2020
combinatoricsTiling
Problem Statement
Determine for which values of it is possible to tile a square of side with figures of the type shown in the picture[asy]
unitsize(0.4 cm);draw((0,0)--(5,0));
draw((0,1)--(5,1));
draw((1,2)--(4,2));
draw((2,3)--(3,3));
draw((0,0)--(0,1));
draw((1,0)--(1,2));
draw((2,0)--(2,3));
draw((3,0)--(3,3));
draw((4,0)--(4,2));
draw((5,0)--(5,1));
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