Math with particles
Source: Kvant Magazine No. 4 2021 M2649
March 9, 2023
combinatoricscombinatorial geometryKvant
Problem Statement
Initially, the point-like particles and are located respectively at the points and in the coordinate plane. Every minute some two particles repel each other along the straight line connecting their current positions, moving the same (positive) distance. [*]Can the particle be at the point ? What about the point ?
[*]Can the particles and be at the same time at the points and respectively?Proposed by K. Krivosheev