25 sats \ 3 replies \ @south_korea_ln OP 9 Oct \ on: [Daily puzzle] Maximum distance between 5 points in a square? science
Visual representation of the problem.
The 5 points were chosen at random here.
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100 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 9 Oct
I don't understand why it isn't just the square root of two. Can't the points be arbitrarily close to the corners?
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73 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln OP 9 Oct
In that case, where would you put the 5th point?
Let me rephrase the problem, just in case:
The closest two points of five in a square cannot be further than X apart. Find X.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 9 Oct
That clarification helps. I'm still working on my coffee this morning.
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