ISL 2009 C4
For an integer , we consider partitions of a chessboard into rectangles consisting of cells of the chessboard, in which each of the cells along one diagonal forms a separate rectangle of side length 1 . Determine the smallest possible sum of rectangle perimeters in such a partition.
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Official text: IMO 2009 Shortlist booklet, page 8.
Solutions
Official solution Solution 1 by the IMO Problem Selection Committee
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