Problem

Source: ToT - 2001 Fall Junior A-Level #2

Tags: geometry, perimeter, geometry unsolved



Let $n\ge3$ be an integer. A circle is divided into $2n$ arcs by $2n$ points. Each arc has one of three possible lengths, and no two adjacent arcs have the same lengths. The $2n$ points are colored alternately red and blue. Prove that the $n$-gon with red vertices and the $n$-gon with blue vertices have the same perimeter and the same area.