Solution to a problem of Erdős

48 · John Cook · Dec. 9, 2024, 2:36 p.m.
Summary
The blog post explores the combinatorial geometry problem of selecting six points in a plane such that every subset of three points forms the vertices of an isosceles triangle. It provides a known solution involving five vertices of a regular pentagon and a center point, but hints at the complexity of finding other potential solutions, especially when considering Erdős's contributions to the problem.