HMMT 二月 2005 · TEAM2 赛 · 第 5 题
HMMT February 2005 — TEAM2 Round — Problem 5
题目详情
- [35] Prove that an m × n rectangle is (0 , b )-tileable if and only if 2 b | m or 2 b | n .
解析
- [35] Prove that an m × n rectangle is (0 , b )-tileable if and only if 2 b | m or 2 b | n . Solution: It is easy to exhibit a tiling of such a rectangle. The other direction follows from below. (It is also possible to prove this using a coloring argument as above: starting in one corner, divide the board into b × b blocks and color them checkerboard fashion. The details are left to the reader.)