A theorem about regular polygons. |
Theorem: Given a finite set of regular polygons inscribed in a circle $C$. If each pair of polygons in the set have a common vertex, then the set of vertices common to all the polygons has cardinality the greatest common divisor of the cardinalities of the vertices of the polygons in the set. The common vertices form a singleton, an antipodal pair, or are the vertices of a regular polygon inscribed in the circle.
Proof: We prove this by induction on $N$, the number of polygons in the set.
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The code below allows one to choose a set of regular $m_i$ gons $i=1,\cdots,n$ to display. The first $n-1$ of them are in standard position, all sharing $(1,0)$ as a common vertex. The remaining one is rotated clockwise $rot$ of a revolution.
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Here is an interact using the code to play with. |
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A question about the intersection of regular polygons.
We know that the intersection of a finite family of regular polygons insrcibed in a circle is itself a polygon. So it is the convex hull of a finite number $n$ of points in the circle. Find the minimum $m$ and maximum $M$ values for $n$.
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