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2017 Guts #24
Source:
11/25/2022
Consider all rational numbers of the form
p
q
\tfrac{p}{q}
q
p
where
p
,
q
p,q
p
,
q
are relatively prime positive integers less than or equal to
8
8
8
, and plot them on the
x
y
xy
x
y
-plane, where
p
q
\tfrac{p}{q}
q
p
corresponds to point
(
p
,
q
)
(p,q)
(
p
,
q
)
. Arrange the rationals in increasing order
{
P
1
,
P
2
,
…
,
P
n
}
\{P_1,P_2,\dots,P_n\}
{
P
1
,
P
2
,
…
,
P
n
}
and form a polygon by connecting points
P
i
P_i
P
i
and
P
i
+
1
P_{i+1}
P
i
+
1
for
1
≤
i
<
n
1\le i<n
1
≤
i
<
n
and connecting both
P
1
P_1
P
1
and
P
n
P_n
P
n
to the origin. What is the area of the polygon?
2017
Guts Round