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TOT 004 1980 Spring J4 S4 sum of areas in a grid NxN of random convex ABCD

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August 16, 2019
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Problem Statement

We are given convex quadrilateral ABCDABCD. Each of its sides is divided into NN line segments of equal length. The points of division of side ABAB are connected with the points of division of side CDCD by straight lines (which we call the first set of straight lines), and the points of division of side BC are connected with the points of division of side DADA by straight lines (which we call the second set of straight lines) as shown in the diagram, which illustrates the case N=4N = 4. This forms N2N^2 smaller quadrilaterals. From these we choose NN quadrilaterals in such a way that any two are at least divided by one line from the first set and one line from the second set. Prove that the sum of the areas of these chosen quadrilaterals is equal to the area of ABCDABCD divided by NN.
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