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IMO 2007 — Complete Shortlist Question 9

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Question 9

A unit square is dissected into $n\gt 1$ rectangles such that their sides are parallel to the sides of the square. Any line, parallel to a side of the square and intersecting its interior, also intersects the interior of some rectangle. Prove that in this dissection, there exists a rectangle having no point on the boundary of the square.