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In how many ways can this diagram be coloured subject to the following two conditions?
(i) Each of the smaller triangle is to be painted with one of three colours: red, blue or green.
(ii) No two adjacent regions have the same colour.
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Solution
These conditions are satisfied exactly when we do as follows:
First paint the central triangle in any one of the three colours.
Next paint the remaining 3 triangles, with any one of the remaining two colours.
By the fundamental principle of counting
This can be done in 3 × 2 × 2 × 2 = 24 ways.
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