a) Can 4 points be placed on a plane so that each of them is connected by segments with three points (without intersections)?
b) Can 6 points be placed on a plane and connected by non-intersecting segments so that exactly 4 segments emerge from each point?
On the planet Tau Ceti, the landmass takes up more than half the surface area. Prove that the Tau Cetians can drill a hole through the centre of their planet that connects land to land.
Prove that, with central symmetry, a circle transforms into a circle.
The opposite sides of a convex hexagon are pairwise equal and parallel. Prove that it has a centre of symmetry.
A parallelogram \(ABCD\) and a point \(E\) are given. Through the points \(A, B, C, D\), lines parallel to the straight lines \(EC, ED, EA,EB\), respectively, are drawn. Prove that they intersect at one point.
Prove that if a shape has two perpendicular axes of symmetry, then it has a centre of symmetry.
When Gulliver came to Lilliput, he found that everything was exactly 12 times shorter than in his homeland. Can you say how many Lilliputian matchboxes fit into the matchbox of Gulliver?