Problem:
Is it possible for the projection of the set of points with onto some two-dimensional plane to be a simple convex pentagon?
Problem:
Is it possible for the projection of the set of points with onto some two-dimensional plane to be a simple convex pentagon?
Solution:
It is not possible. Consider , the projection of onto the plane. Since for any point in the cube, is also in the cube, and the midpoint of their projections will be the projection of their midpoint, which is , the projection of the cube onto this plane will be a centrally symmetric region around , and thus cannot be a pentagon.