Is the Square a Secure Polygon?
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2018-08-16 20:32
Consider a square in the xy-plane, and let A (an “assassin“) and T (a “target“) be two arbitrary-but-fixed points within the square. Suppose that the square behaves like a billiard table, so that any ray (a.k.a “shot“) from the assassin will bounce off the sides of the square, with the angle of incidence equaling the angle of reflection.
Puzzle: Is it possible to block any possible shot from A to T by placing a finite number of points in the square?
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