The inscribed square problem
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Let be any simple closed curve in the plane. Prove or disprove that always contains four points that are the vertices of a square.
Let be any simple closed curve in the plane. Prove or disprove that always contains four points that are the vertices of a square.
Prove that every closed (compact, without boundary) three-dimensional manifold in which every loop can be continuously shrunk to a point is homeomorphic to the three-dimensional sphere.
A convex polyhedron has vertices, edges and faces. Prove that .