A 6x 6 square is tiled by 2x 1 dominoes. Prove that it has at least one fault-line, that is, a straight line cutting the rectangle without cutting any domino.

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16. A 6 x 6 square is tiled by 2x 1 dominoes. Prove that it has at least one fault-line, that
is, a straight line cutting the rectangle without cutting any domino.
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Transcribed Image Text:16. A 6 x 6 square is tiled by 2x 1 dominoes. Prove that it has at least one fault-line, that is, a straight line cutting the rectangle without cutting any domino. 17 Prove that thnrn ore no Dihonneni mha ding with 100
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