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AMC 10 2021b Problem 24

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Arjun and Beth play a game in which they take turns removing one brick or two adjacent bricks from one "wall" among a set of several walls of bricks, with gaps possibly creating new walls. The walls are one brick tall. For example, a set of walls of sizes 44 and 22 can be changed into any of the following by one move: (3,2),(2,1,2),(4),(4,1),(2,2),(3,2),(2,1,2),(4),(4,1),(2,2), or (1,1,2).(1,1,2).

Arjun plays first, and the player who removes the last brick wins. For which starting configuration is there a strategy that guarantees a win for Beth? (A) (6,1,1)(B) (6,2,1)(C) (6,2,2)(D) (6,3,1)(E) (6,3,2)\textbf{(A) }(6,1,1) \textbf{(B) }(6,2,1) \textbf{(C) }(6,2,2) \textbf{(D) }(6,3,1) \textbf{(E) }(6,3,2)

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