27-Aug-1995

Unsolved Problem 35:

If n points in the plane are not collinear, must there be one of those points that lies on at least n/3 of the lines determined by those points?

Reference:

[Klee 1991]
Victor Klee and Stan Wagon, Old and New Unsolved Problems in Plane Geometry and Number Theory. Mathematical Association of America. Washington, DC: 1991. Page 29.
Must one of n points lie on n/3 lines?
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