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=== Problem === | === Problem === | ||
Let <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> be positive integers. Let <math>S</math> be the set of integer points <math>(x,y)</math> with <math>1\leq x\leq2m</math> and <math>1\leq y\leq2n</math>. A configuration of <math>mn</math> rectangles is called ''happy'' if each point in <math>S</math> is a vertex of exactly one rectangle, and all rectangles have sides parallel to the coordinate axes. Prove that the number of happy configurations is odd. | Let <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> be positive integers. Let <math>S</math> be the set of integer points <math>(x,y)</math> with <math>1\leq x\leq2m</math> and <math>1\leq y\leq2n</math>. A configuration of <math>mn</math> rectangles is called ''happy'' if each point in <math>S</math> is a vertex of exactly one rectangle, and all rectangles have sides parallel to the coordinate axes. Prove that the number of happy configurations is odd. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
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Problem
Let 
and 
be positive integers. Let 
be the set of integer points 
with 
and 
. A configuration of 
rectangles is called happy if each point in is a vertex of exactly one rectangle, and all rectangles have sides parallel to the coordinate axes. Prove that the number of happy configurations is odd.
See Also
| 2024 USAJMO (Problems • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 1 |
Followed by Problem 3 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 | ||
| All USAJMO Problems and Solutions | ||
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