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Aazure.741 net.math utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:CAD:teklabs!tekmdp!azure!markp Thu Apr 22 11:38:49 1982 A tough chestnut This problem appeared on the Putnam Exam a few years back. It is of course to be solved without artificial aid; i.e. use nothing but pencil and paper.

An octagon is inscibed in a circle of radius R units. The octagon has four consecutive sides of length 1 unit, and four consecutive sides of length 2 units. Find the area (in square units) of the octagon.

Mark R. Paulin

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