Problem

Source: Centroamerican Olympiad 2014, problem 4

Tags: combinatorics proposed, combinatorics



Using squares of side 1, a stair-like figure is formed in stages following the pattern of the drawing. For example, the first stage uses 1 square, the second uses 5, etc. Determine the last stage for which the corresponding figure uses less than 2014 squares.


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