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(1)
0s and 1s in rectangular board
Source: Argentina 2004 OMA L3 p3
5/12/2024
Zeros and ones are placed in each square of a rectangular board. Such a board is said to be varied if each row contains at least one
0
0
0
and at least two
1
1
1
s. Given n
≥
3
,
\geq 3,
≥
3
,
find all integers
k
>
1
k>1
k
>
1
with the following property:The columns of each varied board of
k
k
k
rows and n columns can be permuted so that in each row of the new board the
1
1
1
s do not form a block (that is, there are at least two
1
1
1
s that are separated by one or more
0
0
0
s).
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