Containing a Regular Polygon by Extending Sides
We consider the number of ways in which k sides can be selected from a regular n-sided polygon so that, when the chosen sides are extended infinitely on both ends, they form a k-gon that contains the n-gon. We find formulas for three interpretations: the n sides are distinguishable, or rotations are indistinguishable, or both rotations and reflections are indistinguishable.
Authors
- Samer Seraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2727-4426)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Mathematical Monthly
- Published
- 2026-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00029890.2026.2673804
- Primary Topic
- Mathematics and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00