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ISL 1970 Problem 33

    The vertices of a given square are clockwise lettered A,B,C,DA,B,C,D . On the side ABAB is situated a point EE such that AE=AB/3AE = AB/3 . Starting from an arbitrarily chosen point P0P_0 on segment AEAE and going clockwise around the perimeter of the square, a series of points P0,P1,P2,…P_0, P_1, P_2, \ldots is marked on the perimeter such that PiPi+1=AB/3P_iP_{i+1} = AB/3 for each ii . It will be clear that when P0P_0 is chosen in AA or in EE , then some PiP_i will coincide with P0P_0 . Does this possibly also happen if P0P_0 is chosen otherwise?

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