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Problem of the Month – September 2021

There are 777 points located on a circle ω each coloured into one of the colours 1, 2, . . . , k.
For each of these points and for each colour 1 ≤ r ≤ k there exists an arc of ω containing
this point such that at least half of the points located on this arc are r coloured. Find the
maximal possible value of k.

 

Correct Solutions by,

  • Toshihiro Shimizu Kawasaki, Japan
  • Mümtaz Ulaş Keskin Antalya
  • Jepbar Asgarov Hitrowka, Turkmenistan
  • Myrat Chashemov
  • Roger Bengtsson Lund, Sweden
  • Burak Buğra Önder İstanbul Erkek Lisesi
  • Barış Koyuncu Özel Enka Lisesi, İstanbul
  • Muhammed İkbal Ulvi Boğaziçi University

Solution: http://www.fen.bilkent.edu.tr/~cvmath/Problem/2109a.pdf