2020 Singapore Mathematics Project Festival Viviani’s Theorem and its Related Problems
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1. Given the polygon with the assumption (*) of Corollary 2, prove that it is regular.
2. Since the polygon is regular, it possesses CVS property.
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To prove a polygon regular, it is necessary to prove that it is both equiangular and equilateral. Specifically,
there are two distinct variables in a polygon which is the size of interior angles and length of sides. It is
noted that if those 2 variables are hidden at the same time, with only 1 equation (***), it is quite impossible
to work the problem out. Therefore, condition that needs to be given for Corollary 2 was taken into
consideration such that it would be possible to deduce a feasible solution when exploiting the assumption.
The assumption given for the polygon in Corollary 2 is that it is either an equilateral polygon or equiangular
polygon. Yet when considering the final aim of the work which is to prove that it possesses CVS property,
it is more preferred to make the polygon to be equilateral than equiangular. By constructing parallel lines,
an equiangular polygon will become a regular polygon (Literature Review...) Therefore,
our attempt to
prove that the equiangular polygon will have constant V sum using the give assumption (***) will be less
significant than constructing parallel lines to produce a regular polygon, which
certainly possesses CVS
property. Thus, the polygon in Corollary 2 is made to be equilateral instead.
As we attempted to produce a feasible solution for Corollary 2, there remains an unsolved challenge. We
believed that the once this challenge is completely addressed, the Corollary 2 will be no longer a question
for us to wonder and thus, our hypothesis could be clarified if it is confirmed to be true.
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