Line passing through three points
Source: KJMO 2019 p1
January 8, 2021
algebraic geometrycombinatorical geometrycombinatoricsKJMOColoring
Problem Statement
Each integer coordinates are colored with one color and at least 5 colors are used to color every integer coordinates. Two integer coordinates and are colored in the same color if and are both multiples of 3. Prove that there exists a line that passes through exactly three points when five points with different colors are chosen randomly.