4 colors in grid
Source: Argentina 2007 OMA L3 p2
May 12, 2024
combinatoricsColoringcombinatorial geometry
Problem Statement
The pieces in a game are squares of side with their sides colored with colors: blue, red, yellow and green, so that each piece has one side of each color. There are pieces in every possible color arrangement, and the game has a million pieces of each kind. With the pieces, rectangular puzzles are assembled, without gaps or overlaps, so that two pieces that share a side have that side of the same color.
Determine if with this procedure you can make a rectangle of with one side of each color. And ? And ?