Connected Sets

HallsofIvy

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Here's a problem I came up with many years ago:

Give two sets P and Q such that
1) P and Q are completely contained in the square 1x1\displaystyle -1\le x\le 1, 1y1\displaystyle -1\le y\le 1.
2) P contains the diagonally opposite points (-1, -1) and (1, 1).
3) Q contains the diagonally opposite points (-1, 1) and (1, -1).
4) P and Q are both connected sets.
5) PQ\displaystyle P\cap Q is empty.
 
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