Cycle in a grid
Source: Japan TST 2016 P10
January 25, 2021
combinatorics
Problem Statement
Find the maximum possible value of , such that the integers can be filled once each in distinct cells of a grid and satisfies the following conditions:[*] For all , the cells with and share an edge. Cells with and also share an edge. In addition, no other pair of numbers share an edge.
[*] If two cells with in them share a vertex, then .