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French pre-TST-2004/2005 #6

Source: Me

December 20, 2004
analytic geometry

Problem Statement

On each unit square of a 9×99 \times 9 square, there is a bettle. Simultaneously, at the whistle, each bettle moves from its unit square to another one which has only a common vertex with the original one (thus in diagonal). Some bettles can go to the same unit square. Determine the minimum number of empty unit squares after the moves. Pierre.