English

The equal tangents problem

Metric Geometry 2011-03-01 v1

Abstract

Given a plane oval, is it possible to go around it so that, at all times, the two tangent segments to the oval from the moving point have unequal lengths? In this note we construct an example of such an oval.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1102.5577,
  title  = {The equal tangents problem},
  author = {S. Tabachnikov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1102.5577},
  year   = {2011}
}
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