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Unit circle - subset of closed arcs

Source: ILL 1979 - Problem 79.

June 5, 2011
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Problem Statement

Let SS be a unit circle and KK a subset of SS consisting of several closed arcs. Let KK satisfy the following properties: (i)(\text{i}) KK contains three points A,B,CA,B,C, that are the vertices of an acute-angled triangle (ii)(\text{ii}) For every point AA that belongs to KK its diametrically opposite point AA' and all points BB on an arc of length 19\frac{1}{9} with center AA' do not belong to KK. Prove that there are three points E,F,GE,F,G on SS that are vertices of an equilateral triangle and that do not belong to KK.