IMO Shortlist 2004 problem C7


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Define a hook to be a figure made up of six unit squares as shown below in the picture, or any of the figures obtained by applying rotations and reflections to this figure.

Determine all m\times n rectangles that can be covered without gaps and without overlaps with hooks such that

- the rectangle is covered without gaps and without overlaps
- no part of a hook covers area outside the rectagle.
Source: Međunarodna matematička olimpijada, shortlist 2004