Several special cases of a square problem
General Mathematics
2021-05-14 v2
Abstract
Here is a square problem: in a unit square, is there a point with four rational distances to the vertices? A probability argument suggests a negative answer. This paper proves several special cases of the square problem: if the point sits on the diagonals, the midlines or the edges of the square, or the side-length of the square is n times the distance from the point to one side (both and are prime numbers), the distances from this point to the four vertices can not be all rational. However, this paper does not prove a more general situation. The proof here can be extended to the whole plane, instead of being limited to the interior of the square. Key Words: discrete Geometry; rational distance; a square problem.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2105.05250,
title = {Several special cases of a square problem},
author = {Yang Ji},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.05250},
year = {2021}
}
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8 pages, 1 figure