Let PROBLEMZ be a regular octagon inscribed in a circle of unit radius. Diagonals MR,OZ meet at I. Compute LI.
A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.
Solution
If W is the center of the circle then I is the incenter of △RWZ. Moreover, PRIZ is a rhombus. It follows that PI is twice the inradius of a 1-1- 2 triangle, hence the answer of 2−2. So LI=2. Alternatively, one can show (note, really) that the triangle OIL is isosceles.
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