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2005 Canadian MO Problems/Problem 3

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Problem

Let S be a set of n\ge 3 points in the interior of a circle.

  • Show that there are three distinct points a,b,c\in S and three distinct points A,B,C on the circle such that a is (strictly) closer to A than any other point in S, b is closer to B than any other point in S and c is closer to C than any other point in S.
  • Show that for no value of n can four such points in S (and corresponding points on the circle) be guaranteed.

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See also

2005 Canadian MO (Problems)
Preceded by
Problem 2
1 2 3 4 5 Followed by
Problem 4
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