Ten points are placed in a unit square. Show that there is a pair of points at most $\sqrt2/3$ apart. I'm not sure how to proceed with this problem, and have not had any luck so far.
2026-04-01 19:21:46.1775071306
If ten points are on a unit square, one pair is at most $\sqrt2/3$ apart
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Hint: How would you go about dividing a square into nine pigeonholes so that two of the points would be in the same one?
If this really is Olympiad Training much better to take some time and solve it for yourself.