rectangle stabbing

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+Note that unless specifically stated, we always consider the RAM model.
+
 \section{Grid}
 \begin{exercise}\label{ex1.1}
 Let $P$ be a max cardinality point set contained in the $d$-dimensional unit hypercube such that the smallest distance of point pairs in $P$ is 1. Prove that 
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 \end{exercise}
 
 
+\section*{Not in the book}
+\begin{problem}[$d$-dimensional rectangle stabbing \cite{gaur_constant_2002}]
+Given a set $R$ of $n$ axis-parallel rectangles and a set $L$ of axis-parallel real lines, find the minimum subset of $L$ such that every rectangle is stabbed by at least one line in the subset.
+\end{problem}
+This problem is NP-hard even for the 2D case. There is a LP rounding method which gives a $d$-approximation. Let $K_i$ be the subset of $d$th-axis parallel lines in $L$. For a rectangle $r$, denote by $K_i[r]$ the set of lines in $K_i$ that stab $r$. Consider the following LP.
+
+\begin{equation*}
+\begin{aligned}
+\min& &  \sum_{i\in [d]} \sum_{\ell \in K_i} x_\ell&  &  &   \\
+s.t.& &  \sum_{i\in [d]} \sum_{\ell \in K_i[r]} x_\ell&\geq 1 &    &\forall r\in R\\
+    &   &   x_\ell&\geq 0    &  &\forall \ell\in L
+\end{aligned}
+\end{equation*}
+
+Let $\set{x^*_\ell: \ell\in L}$ be the optimal solution to the above LP. For each $r$, there must be some $i\in [d]$ such that $\sum_{\ell \in K_i[r]}x^*_\ell \geq 1/d$.
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ref.bib

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+
+@article{gaur_constant_2002,
+	title = {Constant {Ratio} {Approximation} {Algorithms} for the {Rectangle} {Stabbing} {Problem} and the {Rectilinear} {Partitioning} {Problem}},
+	volume = {43},
+	issn = {0196-6774},
+	url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196677402912216},
+	doi = {10.1006/jagm.2002.1221},
+	number = {1},
+	urldate = {2025-08-16},
+	journal = {Journal of Algorithms},
+	author = {Gaur, Daya Ram and Ibaraki, Toshihide and Krishnamurti, Ramesh},
+	month = apr,
+	year = {2002},
+	keywords = {approximation algorithms, combinatorial optimization, rectangle stabbing, rectilinear partitioning},
+	pages = {138--152},
+}