THE EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE ABC HAS SIDES OF INTEGER LENGTH N . THEADV...

4. The equilateral triangle ABC has sides of integer length N . The

advised to concentrate on these problems first.

triangle is completely divided (by drawing lines parallel to the sides of

the triangle) into equilateral triangular cells of side length 1.

• The use of rulers and compasses is allowed, but

calculators and protractors are forbidden.

A continuous route is chosen, starting inside the cell with vertex A

and always crossing from one cell to another through an edge shared

• Start each question on a fresh sheet of paper. Write

on one side of the paper only. On each sheet of

by the two cells. No cell is visited more than once. Find, with proof,

the greatest number of cells which can be visited.

working write the number of the question in the

top left hand corner and your name, initials and

school in the top right hand corner.