2022 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 24
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Problem
The figure below depicts a regular 7-gon inscribed in a unit circle.
What is the sum of the 4th powers of the lengths of all 21 of its edges and diagonals?
Solution (Complex numbers approach)
There are 7 segments whose lengths are , 7 segments whose lengths are , 7 segments whose lengths are .
Therefore, the sum of the 4th powers of these lengths is where the fourth from the last equality follows from the property that
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~Steven Chen (Professor Chen Education Palace, www.professorchenedu.com)