In the diagram formed of twenty O’s below, in how many ways may four be selected such that they form a square?
What is the least number of O’s that may be removed such that none of these squares remains intact?
O O
O O
O O O O O O
O O O O O O
O O
O O
Note: the horizontal and vertical spacing should be equal.
The diagram can form 21 squares:
9 with sides of unit 1 in length
4 with sides of unit SQRT(2) in length
2 with sides of unit SQRT(5) in length
4 with sides of unit 2*SQRT(2) in length
2 with sides of unit SQRT(13) in length
A minimum of 7 O's need to be eliminated so none of these 21 squares remains intact. Example below:
0 0
- 0
- - 0 - - 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
- 0
0 -
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Posted by Dej Mar
on 2006-05-10 10:30:56 |
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