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4x11 Grid Fill (Posted on 2010-03-21) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Can a 4x11 rectangular grid of square blocks be covered (having no overlaps), with multiple copies of the tetromino (including rotations, but not reflections) as shown below?

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If so, give an example. If not, provide a proof that this cannot be achieved.

Note: Each of the 44 square blocks of the 4x11 grid has the same shape and size as each of the 4 square blocks of the tetromino.

See The Solution Submitted by K Sengupta    
Rating: 3.0000 (2 votes)

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  Subject Author Date
Solutionre: Divisibility - ProofBrian Smith2023-08-16 01:01:56
SolutionProof.Vee-Liem Veefessional2010-03-24 02:23:30
Hints/TipsQUOTEAdy TZIDON2010-03-23 02:50:37
re: DivisibilityDej Mar2010-03-23 01:41:02
Some ThoughtsDivisibilityBrian Smith2010-03-22 23:25:00
a commentDej Mar2010-03-22 23:11:02
J or Led bottemiller2010-03-22 11:57:21
Prelimsbrianjn2010-03-22 04:53:43
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