The unit cells of a 5 x 5 board are painted with 5 colors in a way that every cell is painted by exactly one color and each color is used in 5 cells. Show that exists at least one line or one column of the board in which at least 3 colors were used.
Source: VII Lusophon Mathematical Olympiad 2017 - Problem 5
Tags: combinatorics, Boards
The unit cells of a 5 x 5 board are painted with 5 colors in a way that every cell is painted by exactly one color and each color is used in 5 cells. Show that exists at least one line or one column of the board in which at least 3 colors were used.