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Latest revision as of 17:38, 30 April 2024
Problem
Let 
be a positive integer. A Japanese triangle consists of 
circles arranged in an equilateral triangular shape such that for each 
, 
, 
, , the 
row contains exactly 
circles, exactly one of which is coloured red. A ninja path in a Japanese triangle is a sequence of circles obtained by starting in the top row, then repeatedly going from a circle to one of the two circles immediately below it and finishing in the bottom row. Here is an example of a Japanese triangle with 
, along with a ninja path in that triangle containing two red circles.
[Image to be inserted; also available in solution video]
Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZNIpapyGJQ [Video contains solutions to all day 2 problems]
See Also
| 2023 IMO (Problems) • Resources | ||
| Preceded by Problem 4 |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 | Followed by Problem 6 |
| All IMO Problems and Solutions | ||
