Let P_1 P_2 P_3 \dotsb P_{10} be a regular polygon inscribed in a circle with radius $1.$ Compute
P_1 P_2 + P_2 P_3 + P_3 P_4 + \dots + P_9 P_{10} + P_{10} P_1
P_1 P_2 + P_2 P_3 + P_3 P_4 + \dots + P_9 P_{10} + P_{10} P_1 is equal to 20.
In the problem, it wanted us to find P1P2+P2P3+P3P4+⋯+P9P10+P10P1
Notice that this is literally just the perimeter of decagon P1P2P3⋯P10
The length of one side of the decagon is
radius/2(−1+√5)
Multiplying this by 10 and we know the perimeter. We get
10(1/2)(−1+√5)=5(−1+√5)≈6.18
Thus, 6.18 is approximately our answer.
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