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arxiv: 1102.5577 · v1 · pith:7TBHFZZInew · submitted 2011-02-28 · 🧮 math.MG

The equal tangents problem

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Given a plane oval, is it possible to go around it so that, at all times, the two tangent segments to the oval from the moving point have unequal lengths? In this note we construct an example of such an oval.

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