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2022 Iran MO (2nd round)
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Finding black squares
Source: Iran MO 2nd round 2022 , P4
5/10/2022
There is an
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table with some unit cells colored black and the others are white. In each step , Amin takes a
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with exactly one black cell in it , and color all cells in that black cell's
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column
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red. While Ali , takes a
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column
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with exactly one black cell in it , and color all cells in that black cell's
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row
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red. Prove that Amin can color all the cells red , iff Ali can do so.
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