Fix a point $O$ in the plane and an integer $n\geq 3$. Consider a finite family $\mathcal{D}$ of closed unit discs in the plane such that: (a) No disc in $\mathcal{D}$ contains the point $O$; and (b) For each positive integer $k < n$, the closed disc of radius $k + 1$ centred at $O$ contains the centres of at least $k$ discs in $\mathcal{D}$. Show that some line through $O$ stabs at least $\frac{2}{\pi} \log \frac{n+1}{2}$ discs in $\mathcal{D}$.
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Source: Romania TST 2013 Day 4 Problem 1
Tags: logarithms, combinatorics unsolved, combinatorics