2014 AMC 12B Problem 24
Let be a pentagon inscribed in a circle such that and The sum of the lengths of all diagonals of is equal to where and are relatively prime positive integers. What is
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Solution
Because arcs are equal and arcs are equal, the chords are all equal; let and
Ptolemy’s theorem on and gives Solving the first two for and and substituting into the third yields
So and The five diagonals are summing to
Thus and the correct answer is D.