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Part of 1986 China National Olympiad

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China Mathematical Olympiad 1986 problem6

Source: China Mathematical Olympiad 1986 problem6

Suppose that each point on the plane is colored either white or black. Show that there exists an equilateral triangle with the side length equal to

1

\sqrt{3}

whose three vertices are in the same color.

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