2021 Fall AMC 10B Problem 21
Problem 21 of 25HarderGeometryCounting & Probability
Regular polygons with and sides are inscribed in the same circle. No two of the polygons share a vertex, and no three of their sides intersect at a common point. At how many points inside the circle do two of their sides intersect?
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Solution
For a regular -gon and a regular -gon inscribed in the same circle with and no shared vertices, their boundaries intersect in points. Each side of the smaller polygon is crossed twice by the boundary of the larger polygon.
Therefore, sum over all pairs of polygons. The -gon contributes intersections with each of the -, -, and -gons. The -gon contributes intersections with each of the - and -gons. The -gon contributes with the -gon.
The total is
Thus, the answer is E .