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| − | 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. |
=== Solution 1 === | === Solution 1 === | ||
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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.
Solution 1
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| 2024 USAJMO (Problems • Resources) | ||
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