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 (x, y, z)(1-x, 1-y, 1-z) is also in the cube, and the midpoint of their projections will be the projection of their midpoint, which is P, the projection of the cube onto this plane will be a centrally symmetric region around P$, and thus cannot be a pentagon.
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