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Iran TST P11
Source: Iranian TST 2022 problem 11
4/2/2022
Consider a table with
n
n
n
rows and
2
n
2n
2
n
columns. we put some blocks in some of the cells. After putting blocks in the table we put a robot on a cell and it starts moving in one of the directions right, left, down or up. It can change the direction only when it reaches a block or border. Find the smallest number
m
m
m
such that we can put
m
m
m
blocks on the table and choose a starting point for the robot so it can visit all of the unblocked cells. (the robot can't enter the blocked cells.)Proposed by Seyed Mohammad Seyedjavadi and Alireza Tavakoli
combinatorics
grid
cells