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| + | Consider an <math>n</math>-by-<math>n</math> board of unit squares for some odd positive integer <math>n</math>. We say that a collection <math>C</math> of identical dominoes is a maximal grid-aligned configuration on the board if <math>C</math> consists of <math>(n^2-1)/2</math> dominoes where each domino covers exactly two neighboring squares and the dominoes don't overlap: <math>C</math> then covers all but one square on the board. We are allowed to slide (but not rotate) a domino on the board to cover the uncovered square, resulting in a new maximal grid-aligned configuration with another square uncovered. Let <math>k(C)</math> be the number of distinct maximal grid-aligned configurations obtainable from <math>C</math> by repeatedly sliding dominoes. Find the maximum value of <math>k(C)</math> as a function of <math>n</math>. | ||
Revision as of 14:43, 8 May 2023
Problem
Consider an 
-by- board of unit squares for some odd positive integer . We say that a collection 
of identical dominoes is a maximal grid-aligned configuration on the board if consists of 
dominoes where each domino covers exactly two neighboring squares and the dominoes don't overlap: then covers all but one square on the board. We are allowed to slide (but not rotate) a domino on the board to cover the uncovered square, resulting in a new maximal grid-aligned configuration with another square uncovered. Let 
be the number of distinct maximal grid-aligned configurations obtainable from by repeatedly sliding dominoes. Find the maximum value of as a function of .
