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Rotating segment by 45 degrees and interchanging endpoints.

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February 9, 2011
rotationgeometrygeometric transformationanalytic geometryinvariantgeometry unsolved

Problem Statement

A needle (a segment) lies on a plane. One can rotate it 45∘45^{\circ} round any of its endpoints. Is it possible that after several rotations the needle returns to initial position with the endpoints interchanged?