Maths WorkshopMaths problems with full solutions

Combinatorics problems

382 problems · Counting arguments, binomial coefficients, graphs and bijections.

Ex.185Four-digit numbers with distinct digits
#counting #arrangements
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.215Definition and basic values
#binomial coefficient #definition #factorial
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.216Pascal's triangle
#Pascal triangle #rows #computation
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.217Symmetry of binomial coefficients
#symmetry #binomial coefficient #identity
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.226Counting functions
#functions #product rule #counting
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.227Handshakes at a party
#handshake #edges #complete graph
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.228The pigeonhole principle
#pigeonhole #Dirichlet #basic
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.229The product rule
#product rule #multiplication principle #independent choices
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.230The sum rule
#sum rule #addition principle #disjoint cases
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.237Basic graph terminology
#graph #vertices #edges #degree
Graph theory
High school
High school
Ex.238The complete graph $K_n$
#complete graph #edges #degree
Graph theory
High school
High school
Ex.239Parity of odd-degree vertices
#parity #degree #handshake
Graph theory
High school
High school
Ex.240The handshake lemma
#handshake lemma #degree sum #parity
Graph theory
High school
High school
Ex.243The two-set inclusion-exclusion formula
#inclusion-exclusion #two sets #union
Inclusion-exclusion
High school
High school
Ex.244Disjoint unions
#IE #disjoint #sum
Inclusion-exclusion
High school
High school
Ex.245Proof of the two-set formula
#IE #two sets #proof
Inclusion-exclusion
High school
High school
Ex.259The pigeonhole principle on birthdays
#pigeonhole #birthday #basic application
Pigeonhole principle
High school
High school
Ex.260Socks in the dark
#pigeonhole #socks #drawers
Pigeonhole principle
High school
High school
Ex.315Sum of binomial coefficients
#binomial #counting
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.322Arrangements of MISSISSIPPI
#counting #arrangements
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.330Pascal's rule
#binomial #counting
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.331Pigeonhole modulo 4
#pigeonhole #congruences
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.335Stars and bars
#counting #equations
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.340The handshake lemma
#graphs #parity
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.400Alternating sum of binomial coefficients
#alternating sum #binomial #zero
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.401The binomial theorem
#binomial theorem #expansion #coefficients
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.402A specific expansion
#expansion #binomial theorem #computation
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.403Key binomial identities
#summary #identities #binomial
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.404Sum of binomial coefficients
#sum identity #2^n #binomial theorem
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.405Monotonicity of binomial row
#monotonicity #binomial #ratio
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.406Even vs odd subsets
#even subsets #odd subsets #alternation
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.407Pascal's identity
#Pascal identity #recurrence #binomial
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.408Simplifying binomial quotients
#quotient #binomial #simplification
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.409Recurrence for coefficients
#recurrence #Pascal #coefficients
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.410Binomial as a quotient of factorials
#factorial #quotient #binomial
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.411Sum over odd $k$
#odd k #sum #alternation
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.412Sum over odd and even sizes
#sum parity #binomial #subsets
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.413Sum over even $k$
#even k #sum #alternation
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.414Sum of powers of 2
#power sum #2^n #binomial
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.415Sum with $3^k$
#binomial #power sum #3^k
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.437Arrangements
#arrangements #ordered selection #permutations
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.438The binomial theorem
#binomial theorem #expansion #coefficients
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.439Pascal's identity
#Pascal identity #binomial #recurrence
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.440Expanding $(x-y)^n$
#binomial theorem #sign #expansion
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.441Choosing with repetition
#stars and bars #repetition #combinations
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.442Combinations
#combinations #unordered selection #binomial
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.443Choosing a mixed committee
#combinations #committee #product rule
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.444Counting injections
#injections #arrangements #permutations
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.445Permutations
#permutations #arrangements #n!
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.446Pigeonhole with balls
#pigeonhole #balls #boxes
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.447Subsets and their complements
#subsets #complement #bijection
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.448Round-robin tournament
#tournament #match counting #combination
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.469The complement of a graph
#complement #graph #edges
Graph theory
High school
High school
Ex.470Connected components
#connectivity #connected components
Graph theory
High school
High school
Ex.471Paths and cycles
#path #cycle #walk
Graph theory
High school
High school
Ex.472Summary of graph theory
#summary #graph theory
Graph theory
High school
High school
Ex.473Trees
#tree #connected acyclic #edges
Graph theory
High school
High school
Ex.474Leaves of a tree
#tree #leaves #degree
Graph theory
High school
High school
Ex.479The three-set inclusion-exclusion formula
#inclusion-exclusion #three sets #union
Inclusion-exclusion
High school
High school
Ex.480Counting complement via IE
#complement #IE #at least one
Inclusion-exclusion
High school
High school
Ex.481Derangements of $3$ elements
#derangements #$D_3$ #list
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.482Derangements of $4$ elements
#derangements #computation #fixed point
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.483Even vs odd subsets
#even subsets #odd subsets #IE
Inclusion-exclusion
High school
High school
Ex.484Exact intersection count
#IE #intersection #count
Inclusion-exclusion
High school
High school
Ex.485Summary of inclusion-exclusion
#summary #IE #formulas
Inclusion-exclusion
High school
High school
Ex.486Non-constant functions to $\{0,1\}$
#IE #functions #non-constant
Inclusion-exclusion
High school
High school
Ex.487Nested sets
#IE #nested #specific
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.488Surjections to $\{0,1\}$
#surjections #IE #onto
Inclusion-exclusion
High school
High school
Ex.525Among $n+1$ from $2n$, two consecutive
#pigeonhole #consecutive #betweenness
Pigeonhole principle
High school
High school
Ex.526Consecutive integers
#pigeonhole #consecutive integers #pairs
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.527Difference divisible by $n$
#pigeonhole #difference #divisibility
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.528Pigeonhole with numbers
#pigeonhole #numbers #residue
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.529More socks
#pigeonhole #socks #colors
Pigeonhole principle
High school
High school
Ex.530Summary of pigeonhole techniques
#summary #pigeonhole #techniques
Pigeonhole principle
High school
High school
Ex.531Generalized pigeonhole with $100$ people
#generalized pigeonhole #ceil #months
Pigeonhole principle
High school
High school
Ex.532Balls in boxes
#generalized pigeonhole #ceil #balls
Pigeonhole principle
High school
High school
Ex.533Proof of the generalized pigeonhole principle
#generalized pigeonhole #proof #ceil
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.534A pair with difference of $n$
#pigeonhole #difference #exact value
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.535Pairs summing to $2n+1$
#pigeonhole #sum #pairs
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.601A block of consecutive terms divisible by n
#pigeonhole #prefix sums #remainders
Pigeonhole principle
M1
M1
Ex.602Dominoes on a mutilated chessboard
#colouring #tilings #dominoes
Counting principles
M1
M1
Ex.603Replacing two numbers by their difference
#invariant #parity #board games
Counting principles
M1
M1
Ex.604Regions cut by n lines
#induction #counting #lines in the plane
Counting principles
M1
M1
Ex.605A combinatorial proof that Σ C(n,k)² = C(2n,n)
#double counting #binomial identities #Vandermonde
Binomial coefficients
M1
M1
Ex.606Two people with the same number of friends
#pigeonhole #graphs #degrees
Pigeonhole principle
M1
M1
Ex.607Two take-away games
#games #winning positions #pairing strategy #Nim
Counting principles
M1
M1
Ex.608The expected number of fixed points of a random permutation
#linearity of expectation #indicator variables #permutations
Counting principles
M1
M1
Ex.635A subtraction game with moves 1, 3 and 4
#combinatorial games #losing positions #induction #periodicity
Counting principles
M1
M1
Ex.636How many colours does a graph with m edges need?
#graph colouring #chromatic number #extremal
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.637Six people: three friends or three strangers
#Ramsey theory #pigeonhole #colouring
Pigeonhole principle
M1
M1
Ex.638Tiling a 2 × n board with dominoes and squares
#recurrence #tilings #generating functions
Counting principles
M1
M1
Ex.701Derangements of four objects
#inclusion-exclusion #permutations
Inclusion-exclusion
L2
L2
Ex.799Parity of binomial coefficients
#parity #binomial #Lucas
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.800A combinatorial proof
#combinatorial proof #identity #binomial
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.801Combinatorial proof
#combinatorial proof #binomial #choice
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.802Compositions via binomial coefficients
#compositions #binomial #counting
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.803Expansion of a large binomial
#binomial #expansion #coefficients
Binomial coefficients
High school
High school
Ex.804Telescoping with binomials
#telescoping #binomial #series
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.805The hockey-stick identity
#hockey stick #sum identity #Pascal
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.806An inequality with binomials
#inequality #binomial #bound
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.807Counting with binomials
#lattice #paths #binomial
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.808The largest binomial coefficient
#maximum binomial #middle coefficient #parity
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.809Multinomial identity
#multinomial #identity #coefficient
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.810Generalized binomial coefficients
#generalized binomial #negative exponent #series
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.811Polynomial expansion with binomials
#polynomial #coefficient #binomial
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.812Coefficients of a power
#coefficient #expansion #binomial
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.813Application to sums
#binomial #application #sum
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.814Sum with two powers
#sum #binomial #powers
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.815Vandermonde's identity
#Vandermonde #convolution #binomial
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.816Weighted sum of binomial coefficients
#weighted sum #binomial #derivative
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.871Circular arrangements
#circular permutations #necklace #seating
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.872Arrangements with repetition
#permutations with repetition #multinomial
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.873A bijective proof
#bijection #combinatorial proof #identity
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.874Ordering books on a shelf
#permutations #block arrangement #product
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.875Counting Boolean functions
#Boolean functions #counting #product rule
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.876Counting cliques
#cliques #graphs #counting
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.877Coloring problems
#coloring #product rule #recurrence
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.878Combinations with repetition
#combinations with repetition #stars and bars
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.879Complement counting
#complement counting #inclusion-exclusion #committee
Counting principles
High school
High school
Ex.880Degrees in a graph
#graph degree #handshake lemma #parity
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.881Handshake lemma
#double counting #graph #degree sum
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.882Counting pairs within subsets
#double counting #subsets #pairs
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.883Counting with at least one
#inclusion-exclusion #at least one #complement
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.884At least one property
#inclusion-exclusion #properties #at least one
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.885Counting unions
#inclusion-exclusion #union of sets #counting
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.886Counting configurations
#inclusion-exclusion #configurations #chessboard
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.887Sets of even size
#even subsets #binomial #counting
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.888Exact intersection count
#inclusion-exclusion #exact count #sets
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.889Counting onto functions
#onto #surjections #inclusion-exclusion
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.890Monotone lattice paths
#lattice paths #binomial #counting
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.891Pigeonhole with integers
#pigeonhole #consecutive integers #differences
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.892Generalized pigeonhole
#pigeonhole #generalized #ceil
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.893Pigeonhole proof
#pigeonhole #proof #contradiction
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.894Subset sums
#subset sums #double counting #average
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.895Scheduling tournaments
#scheduling #bipartite #matchings
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.957BFS and DFS
#BFS #DFS #traversal
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.958Bipartite graphs
#bipartite #2-coloring #odd cycle
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.959Cliques and independent sets
#clique #independent set #complement
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.960A graph with a unique degree sequence
#degree sequence #unique #graph
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.961Hamiltonian cycles (example)
#Hamiltonian #cycle #NP-hard
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.962Graph isomorphism
#isomorphism #bijection #invariant
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.963Matchings
#matching #bipartite #Hall
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.964Euler's formula application
#Euler formula #planar #faces
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.965Spanning trees
#spanning tree #subgraph #connectivity
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.966Characterizations of trees
#tree #characterization #connected
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.967Diameter of a tree
#tree #diameter #BFS
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.968Trees as minors
#tree #minor #contraction
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.986Permutations with at least one fixed point
#IE #fixed point #permutations
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.987Binomial identity via IE
#IE #binomial #identity
Inclusion-exclusion
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.988Coprime to $100$
#IE #coprime #totient
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.989Numbers coprime to $30$ up to $100$
#IE #coprime #totient
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.990Counting numbers with at least one property
#IE #counting #divisibility
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.991Derangements of $5$ elements
#derangements #$D_5$ #computation
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.992Derangements of $6$ elements
#derangements #$D_6$ #computation
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.993Derangement recurrence
#derangement #recurrence #IE
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.994Derangements
#derangements #permutations #no fixed point
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.995Euler's totient via inclusion-exclusion
#Euler totient #IE #coprime
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.996Exactly one property
#IE #exactly one #properties
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.997The general inclusion-exclusion formula
#inclusion-exclusion #general #n sets
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.998Items with no defect
#IE #complement #no defect
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.999Letters and envelopes
#IE #derangements #letters
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1000Elements with none of the properties
#IE #complement #none
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1001Surjections from $5$ to $3$
#surjections #IE #count
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1002Inclusion-exclusion in a survey
#IE #survey #population
Inclusion-exclusion
High school
High school
Ex.1003Counting with divisibility
#IE #divisibility #counting
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1004The sieve of Eratosthenes as IE
#IE #sieve #primes
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1005Surjections from $4$ to $3$
#surjections #IE #count
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1006Counting surjections via inclusion-exclusion
#surjections #onto #IE
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1007Partial three-set data
#IE #three sets #intersection
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1008Exactly one of two properties
#IE #exactly one #properties
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1009Two triples
#IE #triples #sets
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1010IE with complements
#IE #complements #sets
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1088$\{1,2,3,\ldots\}$ and pairwise differences
#pigeonhole #difference #arithmetic
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1089Eratosthenes via pigeonhole
#pigeonhole #primes #sieve
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.1090Sum of digits
#pigeonhole #digits #sums
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1091Binomial coefficient bound
#pigeonhole #binomial #subset size
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1092Consecutive integers whose sum is divisible
#pigeonhole #consecutive sum #divisible
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.1093Divisibility via pigeonhole
#pigeonhole #divisibility #subsets
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.1094Three same-color integers
#pigeonhole #same color #arithmetic progression
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1095Points in an equilateral triangle
#pigeonhole #equilateral #distance
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1096An even number of odd vertices
#pigeonhole #graph #parity
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1097The handshake lemma by pigeonhole
#pigeonhole #handshake #graph degrees
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.1098Integer grid points
#pigeonhole #grid #midpoints
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1099Pigeonhole in a Latin square
#pigeonhole #Latin square #entries
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1100Many odd numbers
#pigeonhole #odd #sums
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1101Modular pigeonhole
#pigeonhole #modular #addition
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.1102A multiple of $n$ from $0$s and $1$s
#pigeonhole #multiples #digits
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1103An odd number in a triple
#pigeonhole #parity #odd
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1104Points in a unit square
#pigeonhole #geometry #distance
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.1105Subset sums
#pigeonhole #subset sums #olympiad
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.1106Remainders of consecutive integers
#pigeonhole #remainders #consecutive
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1107Pigeonhole in a table
#pigeonhole #table #rows
Pigeonhole principle
L1
L1
Ex.1108A sequence of $0$s and $1$s
#pigeonhole #sequence #blocks
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1234The game of coins on a round table
#games #symmetry #winning strategy
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1235Derangements and the number 1/e
#inclusion-exclusion #permutations #derangements
Inclusion-exclusion
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1236Every tournament has a Hamiltonian path
#induction #tournaments #graphs #Hamiltonian path
Graph theory
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1237Finding the heavy coin with a balance
#algorithms #information #induction #weighings
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1238Flipping rows and columns of a board
#invariant #parity #colouring #moves
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1239A tree has at least as many leaves as its maximum degree
#trees #graphs #handshake lemma #degrees
Graph theory
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1240Monotone subsequences (Erdős–Szekeres)
#pigeonhole #sequences #Erdős–Szekeres
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1241A finite set in which every point is a midpoint
#extremal principle #plane geometry #midpoints
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1242Choosing n + 1 numbers among 1, …, 2n
#pigeonhole #divisibility #odd part
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1243Subsets without two consecutive integers
#counting #recurrences #Fibonacci #bijection
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1244Tiling a 10 × 10 board with 1 × 4 tiles
#colouring #tilings #tetrominoes #modular colouring
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1245Splitting a parliament into two houses
#monovariant #graphs #extremal #process
Graph theory
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1246Tiling a 2ⁿ × 2ⁿ board with L-trominoes
#induction #tilings #trominoes #divide and conquer
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1247Binary strings with no three equal consecutive digits
#recurrences #Fibonacci numbers #compositions #binary strings
Counting principles
M1
M1
Ex.1248A graph is bipartite exactly when it has no odd cycle
#graph theory #bipartite graphs #colouring #cycles
Graph theory
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1249When can a graph be drawn without lifting the pen?
#Euler circuit #graph theory #degrees #extremal trail
Graph theory
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1250Gray codes: a cyclic list of all bit strings with one change at a time
#Gray code #induction #hypercube #constructions
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1251The fewest kings controlling the board
#covering #extremal #chessboard #lower bound
Pigeonhole principle
M1
M1
Ex.1252Knights and liars around a table
#logic puzzles #circular arrangements #constructions
Pigeonhole principle
M1
M1
Ex.1253The expected number of records
#expectation #symmetry #harmonic numbers #permutations
Counting principles
M1
M1
Ex.1254Sorting by adjacent swaps needs exactly the number of inversions
#permutations #inversions #sorting #monovariant
Counting principles
M1
M1
Ex.1255Stars and bars with upper bounds
#stars and bars #inclusion-exclusion #counting #compositions
Inclusion-exclusion
M1
M1
Ex.1256Surjections and splitting a set into three groups
#Stirling numbers #inclusion-exclusion #surjections #set partitions
Inclusion-exclusion
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1257Gas stations on a circular road
#cyclic sequences #prefix sums #extremal choice #cycle lemma
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1306A cut containing at least half of the edges
#probabilistic method #expectation #graph theory #local improvement
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.1307A 7 × 7 grid with no rectangle of marked cells
#double counting #convexity #Fano plane #extremal
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1308Vandermonde's identity and a weighted sum of squares
#binomial identities #Vandermonde #double counting
Binomial coefficients
M1
M1
Ex.1309Partitions into distinct parts and into odd parts
#generating functions #partitions #Euler
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1310Drawing K₈ without lifting the pen
#Euler trail #graph theory #degrees #construction
Graph theory
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1311Five points contain a convex quadrilateral
#combinatorial geometry #convex position #pigeonhole #Happy Ending
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1312Nim and the XOR rule
#combinatorial games #Nim #XOR #binary
Counting principles
M1
M1
Ex.1313The 15-puzzle with two tiles swapped
#invariant #parity #inversions #puzzle
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1526Binomial coefficient inverses
#inverse #binomial #sum
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1527An identity with inverses
#inverse binomial #identity #integral
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.1528Catalan via binomial
#Catalan #binomial #generating function
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.1529Central binomial coefficients
#central binomial #asymptotics #Wallis
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1530Choosing subsets of subsets
#subsets #binomial #identity
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.1531Binomial coefficients and primes
#prime #binomial #divisibility
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1532A combinatorial sum
#combinatorial sum #double counting #identity
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1533A combinatorial sum with choice
#combinatorial sum #binomial #choice
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1534Cyclic identity with binomials
#cyclic #binomial #identity
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1535Approximation via binomial theorem
#approximation #binomial #sqrt
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1536Fibonacci and binomials
#Fibonacci #binomial #sum
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1537Generating function of binomial row
#generating function #binomial row #polynomial
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.1538A complex binomial identity
#complex numbers #binomial #identity
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1539Sum of sines
#complex numbers #binomial #sine
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1540An identity with squares
#squares #binomial #double counting
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1541Application to integration
#integration #binomial #identity
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.1542An integral identity
#integral #binomial #identity
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.1543The multinomial theorem
#multinomial #expansion #coefficients
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.1544Multinomial coefficients
#multinomial #coefficient #expansion
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.1545Partial sums of binomials
#partial sum #binomial #hockey stick
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1546Hexagon identity
#hexagon #Pascal #binomial
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1547Pentagon identity
#pentagon #Pascal #binomial
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1548Weighted power sum
#weighted sum #binomial #derivative
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1549Quadratic coefficient sum
#quadratic #coefficient #binomial
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1550Moments of the binomial row
#moments #binomial row #mean
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.1551Sum of squares of binomial coefficients
#square sum #Vandermonde #binomial
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.1552Stirling numbers and binomials
#Stirling #binomial #identity
Binomial coefficients
M1
M1
Ex.1553Convolution of binomial rows
#convolution #binomial #Vandermonde
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1554Reciprocals of binomial coefficients
#reciprocal #sum #telescoping
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1555Sum with $k^2\binom{n}{k}$
#weighted sum #square #binomial
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.1556A generalized Vandermonde
#Vandermonde #generalization #identity
Binomial coefficients
L1
L1
Ex.1603Generating function for binomial coefficients
#generating function #binomial #formal power series
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1604Catalan applications
#Catalan #applications #structures
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1605A combinatorial identity
#combinatorial identity #double counting #binomial
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.1606Derangements
#derangements #inclusion-exclusion #permutations
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.1607Double counting
#double counting #combinatorial proof #count in two ways
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1608Another double count
#double counting #combinatorial identity #binomial
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1609Alternating sum identity
#alternating sum #binomial #identity
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1610Counting coprime integers
#inclusion-exclusion #coprime #totient
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.1611Derangements via inclusion-exclusion
#derangements #inclusion-exclusion #inclusion
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1612Derangement formula
#derangement #inclusion-exclusion #formula
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1613A combinatorial identity via inclusion-exclusion
#inclusion-exclusion #binomial identity
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1614Surjection formula proof
#surjection #inclusion-exclusion #onto
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1615Sieve formula
#sieve #inclusion-exclusion #primes
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1616Surjections via inclusion-exclusion
#surjections #inclusion-exclusion #function counting
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1617Surjections onto $3$ elements
#surjections #inclusion-exclusion #Stirling
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1618Three-set inclusion-exclusion
#inclusion-exclusion #three sets #union
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.1619Three-set counts
#inclusion-exclusion #three sets #union
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.1620Counting with matrices
#matrices #counting #trace
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1621The multinomial theorem
#multinomial #product rule #word counting
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.1622Lattice paths
#lattice paths #binomial coefficient #monotone paths
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1623Permutations with fixed points
#fixed points #permutations #inclusion-exclusion
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.1624Pigeonhole with 100 numbers
#pigeonhole #subsets #olympiad
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1625Multiples via pigeonhole
#pigeonhole #multiples #divisibility
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1626Pigeonhole in a graph
#pigeonhole #graph #vertex degree
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1627Pigeonhole with points
#pigeonhole #geometry #Dirichlet
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1628Sum via pigeonhole
#pigeonhole #sums #olympiad
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1629Counting surjections
#surjections #inclusion-exclusion #Stirling
Counting principles
L1
L1
Ex.1630Vandermonde's identity
#Vandermonde #double counting #binomial
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1681Planar bipartite bound
#bipartite #planar #edge bound
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.1682Chromatic number
#chromatic number #coloring #clique
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.1683Graphical degree sequences
#degree sequence #graphical #Erdős–Gallai
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.1684Dijkstra's algorithm
#Dijkstra #shortest path #weighted graph
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.1685Eulerian circuits
#Eulerian #Euler circuit #degree
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.1686The four-color theorem (statement)
#four-color #planar #chromatic
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.1687Hall's marriage theorem (statement)
#Hall #marriage #matching
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.1688$K_{3,3}$ is not planar
#bipartite #planarity #K33
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.1689Kőnig's theorem
#Kőnig #bipartite #matching #vertex cover
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.1690Kruskal's algorithm
#Kruskal #MST #greedy
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.1691Minimum degree and connectivity
#minimum degree #connectivity #edge connectivity
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.1692Moore bound
#Moore bound #diameter #degree
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.1693NP-hard problems in graphs
#NP-hard #Hamiltonian #coloring
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.1694Planar graphs and Euler's formula
#planar #Euler formula #faces
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.1695Prim's algorithm
#Prim #MST #greedy
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.1696Prüfer sequences
#Prüfer #bijection #labeled trees
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.1697Ramsey numbers
#Ramsey #R(3 #3) #coloring
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.1698Cayley's formula
#Cayley #labeled trees #count
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.1712Four-set inclusion-exclusion
#IE #four sets #union
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1713Application to probability
#IE #probability #events
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1714At least two properties
#IE #at least two #intersection
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1715Inclusion-exclusion in ballot problems
#IE #ballot #paths
Inclusion-exclusion
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1716Colorings avoiding patterns
#IE #coloring #grid
Inclusion-exclusion
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1717Numbers coprime to $210$
#IE #coprime #totient
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1718Path counting via IE
#IE #paths #obstacles
Inclusion-exclusion
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1719Derangements via double counting
#derangements #double counting #IE
Inclusion-exclusion
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1720Pairwise but not triple
#IE #triple #void
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1721A multi-property application
#IE #application #multi
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1722Committees by inclusion-exclusion
#IE #committees #at least one
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1723Combining multiple IE applications
#IE #combining #multi-step
Inclusion-exclusion
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1724Probability a permutation has a fixed point
#IE #probability #fixed point
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1725Proof of inclusion-exclusion
#inclusion-exclusion #proof #indicator
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1726Sieve formula
#IE #sieve #formula
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1727Colorings with constraints
#IE #coloring #constraints
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1728Avoiding two letters
#IE #words #avoiding letters
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1729Two obstacles via IE
#IE #paths #obstacles
Inclusion-exclusion
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1730Words avoiding letters
#IE #words #letters
Inclusion-exclusion
L1
L1
Ex.1803Difference exactly $10$
#pigeonhole #difference #exact value
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1804Difference of at most $10$
#pigeonhole #difference #bound
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1805Circles and pigeonhole
#pigeonhole #circles #intersection
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1806Coloring integers
#pigeonhole #coloring #multiples
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1807Friends and enemies
#pigeonhole #Ramsey #relation
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1808Graph theory via pigeonhole
#pigeonhole #graph #degree
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1809Increasing or decreasing subsequence
#pigeonhole #Erdős–Szekeres #subsequence
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1810Monochromatic triangle
#pigeonhole #Ramsey #monochromatic
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1811Rectangle with lattice points
#pigeonhole #lattice #rectangle
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1812Separated integers
#pigeonhole #distance #bounded
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1813Subsets of fixed size
#pigeonhole #subsets #size
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1814A subset with sum divisible by $n$
#pigeonhole #subset sum #divisibility
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1815Sum of two distinct elements
#pigeonhole #sum #distinct
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1816A triple summing to a multiple
#pigeonhole #triple #multiple
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1817Triangle area via pigeonhole
#pigeonhole #triangle #area
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1938Triangle-free graphs have at most n²/4 edges (Mantel)
#double counting #graphs #Cauchy–Schwarz #extremal graph theory
Graph theory
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1939Paths that never go below the axis: Catalan numbers
#reflection principle #Catalan numbers #lattice paths #bijection
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1940Graphs with no 4-cycle
#extremal graph theory #double counting #convexity #cycles
Graph theory
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1941Hall's marriage theorem and regular bipartite graphs
#Hall's theorem #matchings #bipartite graphs #induction
Graph theory
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1942The ballot problem
#ballot problem #reflection principle #lattice paths #probability
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1972Chomp and the strategy-stealing argument
#combinatorial games #strategy stealing #Chomp #invariant
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1973Erdős's lower bound for Ramsey numbers
#probabilistic method #Ramsey theory #expectation
Graph theory
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1974Hall's marriage theorem and a deck of cards
#Hall's theorem #matchings #bipartite graphs #induction
Graph theory
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1975Oddtown
#linear algebra method #parity #set systems #F2
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1976Sperner's theorem and the LYM inequality
#antichains #double counting #chains #Sperner
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1977The Sylvester–Gallai theorem
#combinatorial geometry #extremal principle #minimal distance
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1978Turán's theorem
#graph theory #extremal #induction #Turán
Graph theory
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2084Chu–Vandermonde for negative upper index
#Chu-Vandermonde #generalized binomial #identity
Binomial coefficients
M1
M1
Ex.2085A hard combinatorial identity
#hard identity #combinatorial #binomial
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2086A correct challenge identity
#challenge #identity #Franel
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2087Gauss's binomial theorem
#Gauss binomial #hypergeometric #identity
Binomial coefficients
M1
M1
Ex.2088Generating function of central binomials
#generating function #central binomial #asymptotics
Binomial coefficients
M1
M1
Ex.2089A challenging binomial sum
#binomial #sum #generating function
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2090A challenge identity
#challenge #identity #binomial
Binomial coefficients
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2091Lucas's theorem
#Lucas #mod p #binomial
Binomial coefficients
M1
M1
Ex.2092Mahonian numbers
#Mahonian #inversion #binomial
Binomial coefficients
M1
M1
Ex.2093Partial fractions with binomials
#partial fraction #binomial #generating function
Binomial coefficients
M1
M1
Ex.2094Riordan arrays (statement)
#Riordan array #generating function #binomial
Binomial coefficients
M1
M1
Ex.2095Zeilberger's algorithm (statement)
#Zeilberger #creative telescoping #binomial
Binomial coefficients
M1
M1
Ex.2116Bertrand's ballot problem
#ballot problem #lattice paths #Catalan
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2117Catalan numbers
#Catalan numbers #paths #Dyck paths
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2136Edge coloring (Vizing)
#Vizing #edge coloring #chromatic index
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.2137Erdős–Gallai theorem (statement)
#Erdős-Gallai #degree sequence #graphical
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.2138Erdős–Gyárfás conjecture (statement)
#Erdős-Gyárfás #conjecture #cycles
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.2139Expander graphs (statement)
#expander #spectral gap #connectivity
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.2140The four-color theorem proof (history)
#four-color #history #proof
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.2141Kuratowski's theorem (statement)
#Kuratowski #planarity #minors
Graph theory
L1
L1
Ex.2142Graph minors
#minor #Robertson-Seymour #structure
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.2143Perfect graphs
#perfect graph #clique #chromatic
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.2144Spectral graph theory (statement)
#spectral graph #eigenvalues #adjacency
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.2145Szemerédi's regularity lemma (statement)
#Szemerédi #regularity #dense graphs
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.2146Turán's theorem
#Turán #extremal #clique
Graph theory
M1
M1
Ex.2155Both rows and columns
#IE #matrices #both
Inclusion-exclusion
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2156Exactly $k$ properties
#IE #exactly k #sieve
Inclusion-exclusion
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2157The ménage problem (statement)
#ménage #IE #arrangements
Inclusion-exclusion
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2187Ramsey-type pigeonhole
#pigeonhole #Ramsey #coloring
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2226Subsets whose sum is divisible by p
#roots of unity filter #generating functions #counting #modular arithmetic
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2227The Sylvester-Gallai theorem
#combinatorial geometry #extremal principle #distance #lines
Pigeonhole principle
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2235Every set of n integers contains a sum-free subset of more than n/3 elements
#probabilistic method #averaging #sum-free sets #modular arithmetic
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2236Conway's soldiers cannot reach the fifth row
#weight function #potential #golden ratio #infinite board
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2237The Erdős–Ko–Rado theorem
#set systems #double counting #intersecting families #Katona
Counting principles
Olympiad
Olympiad