1990 AIME Problems/Problem 12
Problem
A regular 12-gon is inscribed in a circle of radius 12. The sum of the lengths of all sides and diagonals of the 12-gon can be written in the form where , , , and are positive integers. Find .
Solution
The easiest way to do this seems to be to find the length of each of the sides and diagonals. To do such, draw the radii that meet the endpoints of the sides/diagonals; this will form isosceles triangles. Drawing the altitude of those triangles and then solving will yield the respective lengths.
- The length of each of the 12 sides is . .
- The length of each of the 12 diagonals that span across 2 edges is (or notice that the triangle formed is equilateral).
- The length of each of the 12 diagonals that span across 3 edges is (or notice that the triangle formed is a right triangle).
- The length of each of the 12 diagonals that span across 4 edges is .
- The length of each of the 12 diagonals that span across 5 edges is .
- The length of each of the 6 diameters is .
Adding all of these up, we get . Thus, the answer is .
See also
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