Can we draw closed path made up of 9 line segments each of which intersects exactly one of the other line segmentsn

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This problem is taken from MATHEMATICS CIRCLE book

Can anyone tell me how the figure of this problem look like Pls elaborate with simplest explanation

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Well, the answer is no, since for every intersection point you would complete the requirement for exactly 2 of the segments, which are, however, 9, an odd number.