Let P1P2…P2021 be a convex polygon with 2021 vertices such that, for each vertex Pi, the 2018 diagonals emanating from Pi divide the angle Pi into 2019 equal angles. Prove that P1P2…P2021 is a regular polygon, that is, a polygon where all angles have the same measure and all sides have the same length.
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In the following, we set n=2019 and, for any vertex Pi, we denote ai as the angle Pi/n. Let Pk, Pk+1, Pk+2, Pk+3, and Pk+4 be four consecutive vertices, with the indices of the vertices considered modulo n+2. The sum of the angles in a triangle is 180∘. By considering the triangles PiPi+1Pi+2, PiPi+1Pi+3, and PiPi+1Pi+4, we observe that
We will then subtract these equations two by two: ▹(1)−(2) indicates that ai+1+ai+2=ai+ai+3, which means ai+1−ai=ai+3−ai+2; ▹(2)−(3) indicates that ai+1+ai+3=ai+ai+4, which means ai+1−ai=ai+4−ai+3. We observe that ai+4−ai+3=ai+3−ai+2. The difference between two consecutive angles aj and aj+1 is therefore equal to a constant c. This means that ai+k=ai+kc for all integers i and k. In particular, a1=an+3=a1+(n+2)c, so c=0∘. Thus, our polygon has all its vertices equal. The triangle PiPi+1Pi+2 is therefore isosceles at Pi+1, so that PiPi+1=Pi+1Pi+2. Since two consecutive sides are of the same length, our polygon has all its sides of the same length, and it is indeed a regular polygon. !
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