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ISL 2015 G8

A triangulation of a convex polygon Π\Pi is a partitioning of Π\Pi into triangles by diagonals having no common points other than the vertices of the polygon. We say that a triangulation is a Thaiangulation if all triangles in it have the same area. Prove that any two different Thaiangulations of a convex polygon Π\Pi differ by exactly two triangles. (In other words, prove that it is possible to replace one pair of triangles in the first Thaiangulation with a different pair of triangles so as to obtain the second Thaiangulation.) (Bulgaria)

Dataset text NuminaMath olympiads. Quoted with source.

Official text: IMO 2015 Shortlist booklet, page 7.

Solutions

Official solution Solution 1 by the IMO Problem Selection Committee

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