
The interior angles of a regular decagon each measure 180−36010=144∘
The angle in between two adjacent diagonals measure 36 degrees, for example ∠P1OP2=36∘.
Set P1P2 as x, and since we don't see any good way of using 36 degrees, we turn to trigonometry.
I chose to use the law of cosines.
Actually to be honest, I've been seeing more and more of 36 degrees with trigonometry in competition math, so it might be helpful memorizing some of those values
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Remember that cos(36∘)=√5+14
x2=1+1−2∗√5+14.
x2=2−√5+12.
x=√2−√5+12
So the perimeter or P1+P2⋯+P10P1is 10√2−√5+12.