Bicolor floor

On a white finite plane, Eddy paints some of the points black in an attempt to color every point black or white such that no two points 20 units apart are the same color. If two points are 20 units apart and they have the same color, he will change the color of one of them. Assuming the plane has length l l and width w w such that l , w > 10 2 l,w > 10\sqrt{2} , will Eddy ever finish painting this plane?

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X X
Jul 2, 2018

[This solution is for the cases when side length is longer than 10 2 + 3 10\sqrt{2+\sqrt{3}} ]

Consider a equilateral triangle with side length 20.

@X X This is a great idea that works perfectly on any plane with length l l and width w w such that { l , w } R 10 2 + 3 \displaystyle \left \{ l, w \right \} \in \mathbb{R} \ge 10\sqrt{ 2 + \sqrt{3} } . But such a triangle couldn't exist on a plane where either l l or w w were less than 10 2 + 3 10\sqrt{ 2 + \sqrt{3} } (consider the square in which a triangle with side length 20 is inscribed) because it would extend beyond the boundaries of the plane.

For planes with length l l and width w w such that 10 2 < l w < 10 2 + 3 10\sqrt{2} < l \le w < 10\sqrt{ 2 + \sqrt{3} } , you would need a different strategy. One way to think about it is to consider the points as squares on a chess board. Do you see what I mean?

Akeel Howell - 2 years, 11 months ago

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OK,I see.I'll think about it again.

X X - 2 years, 11 months ago

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