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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2025 iii Paper 130 4 c Solution by
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Put and, for , defineThe shift is an isometry acting transitively on the finite set , so is a cyclic transitive point set and hence a Euclidean Ramsey set by the Kriz theorem for cyclic transitive point sets.
For every ,For , these squared distances are respectivelyConsequently , in that order, have consecutive side lengths and equal diagonals . This is an isometric copy of the required isosceles trapezium. Since every monochromatic copy of contains this four-point subset, the trapezium is Euclidean Ramsey.
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