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Let <math>n \geq 5</math> be an integer. Find the largest integer <math>k</math> (as a function of <math>n</math>) such that there exists a convex <math>n</math>-gon <math>A_{1}A_{2}\dots A_{n}</math> for which exactly <math>k</math> of the quadrilaterals <math>A_{i}A_{i+1}A_{i+2}A_{i+3}</math> have an inscribed circle. (Here <math>A_{n+j} = A_{j}</math>.)
  
 
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Problem

Let $n \geq 5$ be an integer. Find the largest integer $k$ (as a function of $n$) such that there exists a convex $n$-gon $A_{1}A_{2}\dots A_{n}$ for which exactly $k$ of the quadrilaterals $A_{i}A_{i+1}A_{i+2}A_{i+3}$ have an inscribed circle. (Here $A_{n+j} = A_{j}$.)

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See Also

1998 USAMO (ProblemsResources)
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Problem 5
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