2019 AIME II Problem 13

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13.

Regular octagon A1A2A3A4A5A6A7A8A_1A_2A_3A_4A_5A_6A_7A_8 is inscribed in a circle of area 1.1. Point PP lies inside the circle so that the region bounded by PA1,\overline{PA_1}, PA2,\overline{PA_2}, and the minor arc A1A2^\widehat{A_1A_2} of the circle has area 17,\frac{1}{7}, while the region bounded by PA3,\overline{PA_3}, PA4,\overline{PA_4}, and the minor arc A3A4^\widehat{A_3A_4} of the circle has area 19.\frac{1}{9}. There is a positive integer nn such that the area of the region bounded by PA6,\overline{PA_6}, PA7,\overline{PA_7}, and the minor arc A6A7^\widehat{A_6A_7} of the circle is equal to 182n.\frac{1}{8} - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{n}. Find n.n.

Solution:

Let OO be the center, ss the side length, aa the apothem, and uiu_i the unit vector from OO toward the midpoint of chord AiAi+1.A_iA_{i+1}. The region bounded by PAi,\overline{PA_i}, PAi+1,\overline{PA_{i+1}}, and the arc is the circular segment together with triangle PAiAi+1.PA_iA_{i+1}. The segment has area 18sa2\frac{1}{8} - \frac{sa}{2} (sector minus triangle OAiAi+1OA_iA_{i+1}), and the triangle at PP has area s2(aPui),\frac{s}{2}(a - P \cdot u_i), since aPuia - P \cdot u_i is the distance from PP to the chord. Adding, areai=18s2(Pui).\text{area}_i = \frac{1}{8} - \frac{s}{2}\,(P \cdot u_i).

The given areas say s2(Pu1)=1817=156\frac{s}{2}(P \cdot u_1) = \frac{1}{8} - \frac{1}{7} = -\frac{1}{56} and s2(Pu3)=1819=172.\frac{s}{2}(P \cdot u_3) = \frac{1}{8} - \frac{1}{9} = \frac{1}{72}. The normals rotate 4545^\circ per side, so u3u_3 is u1u_1 rotated 90,90^\circ, and u6,u_6, five steps from u1,u_1, is u1u_1 rotated 225:225^\circ: u6=22(u1+u3).u_6 = -\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\,(u_1 + u_3). Therefore s2(Pu6)=12(156+172)=12(1252)=2504.\frac{s}{2}(P \cdot u_6) = -\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\left(-\frac{1}{56} + \frac{1}{72}\right) = -\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \cdot \left(-\frac{1}{252}\right) = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{504}.

The region on side A6A7A_6A_7 thus has area 182504,\frac{1}{8} - \frac{\sqrt{2}}{504}, so n=504.n = 504.

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