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sum of squares of lengths of different segments of regular n-gon

Source: 1984 German Federal - Bundeswettbewerb Mathematik - BWM - Round 1 p2

November 21, 2022
geometrycombinatorial geometryregular polygon

Problem Statement

Given is a regular nn-gon with circumradius 11. LL is the set of (different) lengths of all connecting segments of its endpoints. What is the sum of the squares of the elements of LL?