Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2008 ib Paper 3 4F a Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-14
Use the continuous slope map on the given set, where . The attained ratios are positive rational numbers. Choosing the irrational cut , the two subsetsare disjoint, relatively open, and cover the entire set. Both are nonempty: ratios one and two are attained inside the square. This irrational-cut separation of rational slopes is a separation, soThe individual rational-slope rays are connected, but their common origin is excluded; their separate connectivity does not imply connectivity of their union.