Is it possible to find the vertices of infinitely many right triangles on any Jordan curve?
Bonus: What about equilateral triangles?
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The main thing about a right angle triangle is the 90 degree angle
So for example we take a random point on curve, and place a L shape on it. If we extend the L, we get our right angle triangle. Then we can rotate the L degree by degree and find more triangles.
Since each Jordan curve is all encompassing( goes one whole loop) and does not intersect with itself, half of the rotations of the L always result in right angle triangles, as the other half of the time, the L points to the exterior of the curve.
Hence, simply it is clear that all the points of the curve are vertices of right angle triangles.
ALT: from this Each curve can be made from lines, and each line is part of a right angle triangle as shown. The link shows making the curve from exterior but, is also possible to do from interior. Hence, proven.