2023 IMO Problems/Problem 5
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]