Understanding Convex Octagons

Geometry Level 4

Let A 1 A 2 A 8 A_1A_2\dots A_8 be a convex octagon such that its opposite sides are parallel. Define B i B_i as the intersection between A i 1 A i + 1 A_{i-1}A_{i+1} and A i A i + 4 , A_iA_{i+4}, where A j + 8 = A j A_{j+8} = A_j for all j j .

Let x x be the minimum value of A i A i + 4 B i B i + 4 \frac{A_iA_{i+4}}{B_iB_{i+4}} . Over all convex octagons, find the maximum possible value of x x (to 3 decimal places).


The answer is 1.414.

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