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 \left(\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}\right)(x, y, z)(1-x, 1-y, 1-z)PP$, and thus cannot be a pentagon.
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