Problem

Source: Baltic Way 2017, Problem 7

Tags: combinatorics, Graph coloring, graph theory



Each edge of a complete graph on $30$ vertices is coloured either red or blue. It is allowed to choose a non-monochromatic triangle and change the colour of the two edges of the same colour to make the triangle monochromatic. Prove that by using this operation repeatedly it is possible to make the entire graph monochromatic. (A complete graph is a graph where any two vertices are connected by an edge.)