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Ben Green's Open Problem 3

Suppose that A[0,1]A \subset [0,1] is open and has measure greater than 13\frac{1}{3}. Is there a solution to xy=zxy = z with x,y,zAx, y, z \in A?

Mathematical statement

Suppose that A[0,1]A \subset [0,1] is open and has measure greater than 13\frac{1}{3}. Is there a solution to xy=zxy = z with x,y,zAx, y, z \in A?

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green_3

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theorem green_3 :    answer(sorry)   A : Set ,      IsOpen A  A  Icc 0 1  volume A > 1/3          x y z, x  A  y  A  z  A  x * y = z := by  sorry
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