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Broken line inside polygon

Source: Kvant Magazine No. 11-12 2022 M2728

March 7, 2023
Kvantgeometrypolygon

Problem Statement

Given is a natural number n3n\geqslant 3. Find the smallest kk{} for which the following statement is true: for any nn{}-gon and any two points inside it there is a broken line with kk{} segments connecting these points, lying entirely inside the nn{}-gon.
Proposed by L. Emelyanov