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Erdős problem 105

Let A,BR2A,B\subset \mathbb{R}^2 be disjoint sets of size nn and n3n-3 respectively, with not all of AA contained on a single line. Is there a line which contains at least two points from AA and no points from BB?

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Let A,BR2A,B\subset \mathbb{R}^2 be disjoint sets of size nn and n3n-3 respectively, with not all of AA contained on a single line. Is there a line which contains at least two points from AA and no points from BB?

This has been disproved by Xichuan in the comments, who has found three explicit counterexamples.

FormalConjectures/ErdosProblems/105.leanErdos105.erdos_1053 linesExact file
False  ∀ (A B : Finset (EuclideanSpace ℝ (Fin 2))),    Disjoint A BA.card = B.card + 3 → ¬Collinear ℝ ↑A → ∃ pA, ∃ qA, pq ∧ ∀ bB, baffineSpan ℝ {p, q}
SolvedProof has a holelean4external proof

The proof uses `sorry`: part of the argument is written but not proved. Lean accepts the file; it does not accept the theorem.

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