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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 nn and (n2+4)(n^2+4) 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.

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@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

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