Problem

Source: Simon Marais Mathematics Competition 2023 Paper B Problem 1

Tags: vector, geometry



Find the smallest positive real number $r$ with the following property: For every choice of $2023$ unit vectors $v_1,v_2, \dots ,v_{2023} \in \mathbb{R}^2$, a point $p$ can be found in the plane such that for each subset $S$ of $\{1,2, \dots , 2023\}$, the sum $$\sum_{i \in S} v_i$$lies inside the disc $\{x \in \mathbb{R}^2 : ||x-p|| \leq r\}$.