What is the smallest number $n$, that in any arrangement of $n$ points on the plane, there are three of them making an angle of at most $18^\circ$?
It is clear that $n>9$, since the vertices of a regular 9-gon is a counterexample. One can prove using pigeonhole principle that $n\le 11$. Take a edge of the convex hull of points. All the points lie to one side of this line. cut the half-plane into 10 slices of $18^\circ$ each. There can't be any points in the first and last slice. Thus, by pigeonhole principle some slice contains more than one point. So we have an angle of size at most $18^\circ$.
Now, for $n=10$, I can not come up with a counterexample nor a proof of correctness. Any ideas?
Hmm this appears pretty complicated. I hope there is a simpler solution.
Theorem. For any $n\ge3$ points on a 2D plane, we can always find 3 points $A,B,C$ such that $\angle ABC\le\frac{180°}n$. (OP's solution follows with $n=10$.)
Proof. Again we take an edge of the convex hull and all points lie on the other side of this edge. Let's say points $A$ and $B$ are on this edge.
Partition the half-plane into $n$ regions about point $A$. Name each region $A_1,\dotsc,A_n$, where a point $X$ inside $A_i$ means $\frac{180°}n(i-1)<\angle XAB\le \frac{180°}n\cdot i$.
Do the same about point $B$. This will create $n$ other region $B_1,\dotsc,B_n$, where point $X$ in $B_j$ means $\frac{180°}n(j-1)<\angle XBA\le \frac{180°}n\cdot j$.
If two points $X,Y$ can be found in the same region $A_i$, then we also have $\angle XAY \le \frac{180°}n$. That means only one point can exist in each of the region $A_i$ (there are $n-2$ points and $n-1$ valid regions). Same for $B_j$.
$A_i$ and $B_j$ may overlap, though only when $i+j< n+2$ (a):
\begin{array}{c|ccccccc} & A_2 & A_3 & A_4 & \cdots & A_{n-2} & A_{n-1} & A_n \\ \hline B_2 & ✓ & ✓ & ✓ & \cdots & ✓ & \color{red}{✓} & ✗ \\ B_3 & ✓ & ✓ & ✓ & \cdots & \color{red}{✓} & ✗ & ✗ \\ B_4 & ✓ & ✓ & ✓ & \cdots & ✗ & ✗ & ✗ \\ \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots & ⋰ & \vdots & \vdots & \vdots \\ B_{n-2} & ✓ & \color{red}{✓} & ✗ & \cdots & ✗ & ✗ & ✗ \\ B_{n-1} & \color{red}{✓} & ✗ & ✗ & \cdots & ✗ & ✗ & ✗ \\ B_n & ✗ & ✗ & ✗ & \cdots & ✗ & ✗ & ✗ \\ \end{array}
we immediately see that the points can only exist in the overlapping regions $A_i B_{n+1-i}$, to ensure no two point occupy the same column ($A_i$) or same row ($B_j$).
So for any $X$ in $A_i B_{n+1-i}$, we have:
\begin{align} \angle XAB &> \frac{180°}n(i-1) \\ \angle XBA &> \frac{180°}n(n-i) \\ \end{align}
For the triangle $\triangle ABX$, we need $\angle XAB + \angle XBA + \angle AXB = 180°$, thus
$$ \angle AXB < 180° - \frac{180°}n(i-1) - \frac{180°}n(n-i) = \frac{180°}n. $$
Note:
(a) if point $X$ exists in both $A_i$ and $B_j$ with $i+j\ge n+2$ then $$\angle XAB + \angle XBA > \frac{180°}n(i+j-2) \ge 180°,$$ which is impossible.