1997 PMWC Problems/Problem I15
Problem
How many paths from to consist of exactly six line segments (vertical, horizontal or inclined)?
Solution
- Ignoring the diagonal segments, there are paths.
- Traversing the diagonals, we quickly find that the path must run through exactly 2 diagonals. There are pairs of diagonals through which this is possible; quick counting shows us that each pair of diagonals yields 2 paths. So there are 6 more cases here.
In total, we get paths.
See Also
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