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Ben1587
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The problem:
Given N distinct points in the unit square [0,1]x[0,1], including the origin (0,0) as one of the N points. Can you construct N rectangles, contained in the unit square, with sides parallel to the coordinate axes, pairwise non-intersecting, such that each of our N given points is the lower-left-hand corner of one of the rectangles, and such that the total area of the rectangles is at least 1/2?
Question: either prove that such a construction is always possible, or give a set of N distinct points (including the origin) for which it is impossible.
Thanks
Given N distinct points in the unit square [0,1]x[0,1], including the origin (0,0) as one of the N points. Can you construct N rectangles, contained in the unit square, with sides parallel to the coordinate axes, pairwise non-intersecting, such that each of our N given points is the lower-left-hand corner of one of the rectangles, and such that the total area of the rectangles is at least 1/2?
Question: either prove that such a construction is always possible, or give a set of N distinct points (including the origin) for which it is impossible.
Thanks