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Putnam 2004 B4

  • Session B

Let nn be a positive integer, n≥2n \ge 2, and put θ=2π/n\theta = 2 \pi / n. Define points Pk=(k,0)P_k = (k,0) in the xyxy-plane, for k=1,2,…,nk = 1, 2 , \dots, n. Let RkR_k be the map that rotates the plane counterclockwise by the angle θ\theta about the point PkP_k. Let RR denote the map obtained by applying, in order, R1R_1, then R2,…R_2, \dots, then RnR_n. For an arbitrary point (x,y)(x,y), find, and simplify, the coordinates of R(x,y)R(x,y).

Curated text Kedlaya Putnam archive. Quoted with source.

Solutions

Human solution Solution 1 by Kiran Kedlaya and Lenny Ng

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