A theorem on unit segments on the real line

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Abstract

Let n ≥ 1 be an odd integer. For every 1 ≤ i ≤ n let si = (ai, bi) be an open unit segment on the real line. Let (Equation presented) be fixed. Color by green all the points (numbers) on the real line of the form ai + ϵ and bi − ϵ. Then there exists at least one green point that belongs to an odd number of the segments s1, …, sn.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)164-168
Number of pages5
JournalAmerican Mathematical Monthly
Volume125
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Mathematics

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