How many ways can a 3x4 rectangle be cut into two polyominoes by cutting along the grid lines? (Not counting reflections and rotations.)
Examples of valid cuts are shown in the first row and invalid cuts are shown in the second row:
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | |
+ + + + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+ + + + + + +
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + + +--+ + + + + + +
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | / |
+ + + + + +--+--+ + + + + +--+ + + + /+ + +
| | | | | | | | | | | / |
+--+--+ + + + +--+ + + + +--+--+ + + + + + +
| | | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
I count 46.
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+ + + +--+--+ + + + +
| | | | | | | | |
+ + + +--+--+ + +--+ +
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | |
+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + + + +
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+ + +--+--+--+ + + + +
| | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+ + + +--+ + + +--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ + +--+ + +--+--+ +
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ + +--+ + + +--+ +
| | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+ +--+ + + + + + +--+ +
| | | | | | | | |
+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+ + + + +--+ + +--+ +--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+ +
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+ +--+ + + + + + +--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+ + + +--+ + + + +
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+ + +--+--+ + +--+ + +
| | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+ + + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +
| | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | |
+ +--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + +--+ + +
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
+--+--+ + +--+ +--+ + + + +--+ +
| | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+ + + +--+ +--+ + +--+ +
| | | | | | | | | |
+ + + + +--+--+ + + +--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | |
+ + + + +--+ + + +--+ + +
| | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+--+--+ + +--+--+ + + +--+--+ +
| | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | | | |
+ + +--+ + +--+ + + +--+ +
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+ + + + + +
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | |
+ +--+ + +--+ + + + + +
| | | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+ + +--+ + + +--+--+ +
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+ +--+ + + +--+--+ + + + + +
| | | | | | | | | | |
+ + +--+--+ +--+--+--+ + + +--+ +
| | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
| | | | | | | | |
+ +--+ + +--+ +--+ + + +--+--+ +
| | | | | | | | | |
+ +--+ +--+ + +--+--+ + + +
| | | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+ +--+--+--+--+
+--+--+--+--+
| |
+ +--+ +
| | | |
+ + +--+
| | |
+--+--+--+--+
Edited on December 7, 2007, 4:26 pm
|
Posted by Dej Mar
on 2007-12-07 11:07:53 |