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4 open half-planes cover the plane

Source: 1951 Hungary - Kürschák Competition p3

October 10, 2022
combinatoricscombinatorial geometry

Problem Statement

An open half-plane is the set of all points lying to one side of a line, but excluding the points on the line itself. If four open half-planes cover the plane, show that one can select three of them which still cover the plane.