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polygon is cut by at least one of these m lines

Source: China TST 1990, problem 2

June 27, 2005
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Problem Statement

Finitely many polygons are placed in the plane. If for any two polygons of them, there exists a line through origin OO that cuts them both, then these polygons are called "properly placed". Find the least m∈Nm \in \mathbb{N}, such that for any group of properly placed polygons, mm lines can drawn through OO and every polygon is cut by at least one of these mm lines.