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IMAS 2021–2022 Junior Division, Round 2 Question 4

IMAS · IMAS 2021–2022 Junior Division, Round 2

Question 4

The world of the beetles consists of one entire plane divided into unit squares. Initially, all the beetles are located at squares south of an inner wall and each square is occupied by at most one beetle. In each move, a beetle can jump over another beetle in an adjacent square and land on the square immediately beyond. The beetle that was jumped over is then removed. However, the move is not permitted if the square is already occupied. The jump may be northward, eastward or westward. How can one arrange 20 beetles such that they can reach the shaded square in the diagram below?
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