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Table Partition Trial (Posted on 2016-07-24)

Can a 75x75 table (consisting of 75x75 identical square grids) be partitioned into dominoes (1x2 rectangles) and crosses (five square figures consisting of a square and its four neighbors.)

Provide adequate reasoning for your answer.

Source: St. Petersburg City Mathematical Olympiad (Russia)

Submitted by K Sengupta

Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

Refer to:
• The initial arguments by Jer in this location.
• The solution submitted by Brian Smith in this location.
• The closing arguments by Jer in this location.

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Subject	Author	Date
re: 10/11 of the other pentominoes	Jer	2016-07-24 14:14:49
10/11 of the other pentominoes	Brian Smith	2016-07-24 13:06:13
D1 argument	Jer	2016-07-24 12:10:20

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