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DOMINOES ON A CHESSBOARD

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kraken007
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:17 am


DOMINOES ON A CHESSBOARD

using 31 dominoes, where one domino covers exactly two squares, can you cover all the empty squares on this chessboard (which has only 62 spaces, since two opposite corner squares are removed). if so, how? if not, why? prove your claim.
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:43 am


.....damd one thats not in the book ok here goes nothing
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the 30 (or 31) piece is placed diagonally over two squares

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