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3 points forming a triangle with area not exceeding 1/48

Source: Austrian - Polish 2000 APMC

May 4, 2020
combinatoricscombinatorial geometryareatriangle area

Problem Statement

In the plane are given 2727 points, no three of which are collinear. Four of this points are vertices of a unit square, while the others lie inside the square. Prove that there are three points in this set forming a triangle with area not exceeding 1/481/48.