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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2008 ib Paper 3 4F b Solution by
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The set is a rational comb with a connecting spine: it contains the whole vertical segment , and every horizontal segment at rational height. Any point with has rational height and can move horizontally to the vertical segment without leaving the set. It can then move vertically to . Points already on the vertical segment use only the second step. Concatenating these polygonal paths connects any two points. ConsequentlyNo claim about a horizontal segment at irrational height is needed: at such a height, the only point in the set lies on the connecting spine.
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