26-Mar-1995
Unsolved Problem 13:
Is there a point in the plane that is at a rational
distance from each of the four corners of a unit square?
A rational number is a number that is the
ratio of two integers.
A unit square is a square of side length 1.
Reference:
- [Boroczky 1987]
- K. Böröczky and G. Fejes Tóth,
Intuitive Geometry.
North-Holland Publishing Company. New York: 1987.
Page 696.
Rational Distances to the Vertices of a Square
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