Let R, G, B, and Y denote the sets of Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow points, respectively, and let r, g, b, and y denote a generic Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow point, respectively. For 0≤k≤431, denote by Tk the counterclockwise rotation by 432360k degrees around the center of the circle.
First, we claim that there is some index i1 such that ∣Ti1(R)∩G∣≥28. Indeed, for each k, the set Tk(R)∩G consists of all Green points that are the images of Red points under the rotation Tk. Hence the sum
s1=∣T0(R)∩G∣+∣T1(R)∩G∣+⋯+∣T431(R)∩G∣
is equal to the number of pairs of points (r,g) such that g=Tk(r) for some k. On the other hand, for each r and each g, there is a unique rotation Tk with Tk(r)=g, from which it follows that s1=1082=11664. On the other hand, note that ∣T0(R)∩G∣=∣R∩G∣=0 because the sets R and G are disjoint. By the Pigeonhole principle, there is some index i1 such that
∣Ti1(R)∩G∣≥⌊431s1⌋=⌊43111664⌋=⌈27.06…⌉=28,
establishing the claim. Let RG denote the set Ti1(R)∩G, and let rg denote a generic point in RG.
Second, we claim that there is some index i2 such that ∣Ti2(RG)∩B∣≥8. Again, for each k, the set Tk(RG)∩B consists of all Blue points that are the images of the points in RG under the rotation Tk. Hence the sum
s2=∣T0(RG)∩B∣+∣T1(RG)∩B∣+⋯+∣T431(RG)∩B∣
is equal to the number of pairs of points (rg,b) such that b=Tk(rg) for some k. On the other hand, for each rg and each b, there is a unique rotation Tk with Tk(rg)=b, from which it follows that s2≥28⋅108=3024. Clearly, RG is a subset of G, which is disjoint from B, so T0(RG)∩B=∅. Furthermore, T432−i1(Ti1(R))=R. Therefore, because T432−i1(RG) is a subset of R, it is also disjoint from B, so T432−i1(RG)∩B=∅. By the Pigeonhole principle, there is some index i2 such that
∣Ti2(RG)∩B∣≥⌊430s2⌋≥⌊4303024⌋=⌈7.0325…⌉=8,
establishing the claim. Let RGB denote the set Ti2(RG)∩B, and let rgb denote a generic point in RGB.
Finally, we claim that there is some index i3 such that ∣Ti3(RGB)∩Y∣≥3. We repeat the machinery from our previous arguments one more time to show that
s3=∣T0(RGB)∩Y∣+∣T1(RGB)∩Y∣+⋯+∣T431(RGB)∩Y∣≥8⋅108=864
and
∣T0(RGB)∩Y∣=∣T432−i2(RGB)∩Y∣=∣T432−i2−i1(RGB)∩Y∣=0.
The Pigeonhole principle then shows that there is some index i3 such that
∣Ti3(RGB)∩Y∣≥⌊429s3⌋≥⌊429864⌋=⌈2.01…⌉=3,
establishing the claim.
We are now ready to construct the desired configuration. Let y1, y2, y3 be three distinct points in Ti3(RGB)∩Y. By the definition of sets R, RG, and RGB, the triples of points
(y1,y2,y3),T432−i3(y1,y2,y3),T432−i3−i2(y1,y2,y3),andT432−i3−i2−i1(y1,y2,y3)
form congruent triangles whose vertices are Yellow, Blue, Green, and Red, respectively, yielding the desired configuration of monochromatic triangles.