Polish MO 2007 Second Round Day 1, problem 3
Source:
February 28, 2007
Problem Statement
An equilateral triangle with side is built with plates - equilateral triangles with side . Each plate has one side black, and the other side white. We name the move the following operation: we choose a plate , which has common sides with at least two plates, whose visible side is the same color as the visible side of . Then, we turn over plate .
For any decide whether there exists an innitial configuration of plates permitting for an infinite sequence of moves.