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1993 Miklós Schweitzer
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1993 Miklós Schweitzer
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geometry
Source: miklos schweitzer 1993 q6
10/22/2021
Let
P
1
,
P
2
,
.
.
.
P_1 , P_2 , ...
P
1
,
P
2
,
...
be arbitrary points and A be a connected compact set in the plane with a diameter greater than 4. Show that for some point P in A ,
P
P
1
‾
⋅
P
P
2
‾
⋯
P
P
n
‾
>
1
\overline {PP_1} \cdot \overline {PP_2} \cdots \overline {PP_n}>1
P
P
1
⋅
P
P
2
⋯
P
P
n
>
1
. Furthermore, prove that this is no longer necessarily true for compact sets of diameter 4.
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