A Vector Condition on a Regular Octagon

6/10CountingprobabilityCaseworkvectors

Problem

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In the coordinate plane xOyxOy, OO is the centre of a regular octagon A1A2A8A_1A_2\cdots A_8 with A1=(1,0)A_1=(1,0). Two distinct vertices Ai,AjA_i,A_j are chosen, and point PP satisfies OP+OAi+OAj=0\overrightarrow{OP}+\overrightarrow{OA_i}+\overrightarrow{OA_j}=\vec 0. Find the probability that PP lies in the first quadrant.

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Solution

Difficulty6/10
TopicsCounting, probability, Casework, vectors

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