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Tetromino

Source: Round 1: BMO 2001/3

March 17, 2019
combinatoricsnumber theoryalgebra

Problem Statement

A tetrominotetromino is a figure made up of four unit squares connected by common edges. [List=i] [*] If we do not distinguish between the possible rotations of a tetromino within its plane, prove that there are seven distinct tetrominos. [*]Prove or disprove the statement: It is possible to pack all seven distinct tetrominos into 4×74\times 7 rectangle without overlapping.