Let
be a square with sides length
. Let
be a path within
which does not meet itself and which is composed of line segments
with
. Suppose that for every point
on the boundary of
there is a point of
at a distance from
no greater than
. Prove that there are two points
and
of
such that the distance between
and
is not greater than
and the length of the part of
which lies between
and
is not smaller than
.
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Let $S$ be a square with sides length $100$. Let $L$ be a path within $S$ which does not meet itself and which is composed of line segments $A_0A_1,A_1A_2,A_2A_3,\ldots,A_{n-1}A_n$ with $A_0=A_n$. Suppose that for every point $P$ on the boundary of $S$ there is a point of $L$ at a distance from $P$ no greater than $1\over2$. Prove that there are two points $X$ and $Y$ of $L$ such that the distance between $X$ and $Y$ is not greater than $1$ and the length of the part of $L$ which lies between $X$ and $Y$ is not smaller than $198$.