Problem

Source: Mathematics Regional Olympiad of Mexico Southeast 2020 P4

Tags: combinatorics



Consider a cross like in the figure but with size $2021$. Every square have a $+1$. Every minute we select a sub-cross of size $3$ and multiply their squares by $-1$. It´s posible achieve that all the squares of the cross with size $2021$ have a $-1$?


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