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4 points of same color forming a rectangle in a 12x12 array, in 3 colours

Source: 1982 Swedish Mathematical Competition p5

March 28, 2021
Coloringcombinatorial geometrycombinatorics

Problem Statement

Each point in a 12×1212 \times 12 array is colored red, white or blue. Show that it is always possible to find 44 points of the same color forming a rectangle with sides parallel to the sides of the array.