AMC 12 2005a Problem 13
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In the five-sided star shown, the letters , , , and are replaced by the numbers , , , and , although not necessarily in that order. The sums of the numbers at the ends of the line segments , , , and form an arithmetic sequence, although not necessarily in that order. What is the middle term of the arithmetic sequence?
size(150);
defaultpen(linewidth(0.8));
string[] strng = {'A','D','B','E','C'};
pair A=dir(90),B=dir(306),C=dir(162),D=dir(18),E=dir(234);
draw(A--B--C--D--E--cycle);
for(int i=0;i<=4;i=i+1)
{
path circ=circle(dir(90-72*i),0.125);
unfill(circ);
draw(circ);
label("",dir(90-72*i));
}
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