As usual,
is a square, and we divide each side into three equal parts, and mark the points
in a clockwise manner starting from the vertex
. This time, we connect those points to the
furthest
vertex that is opposite to them to form a not-necessarily-regular octagon as shown in the figure above, for example, points
and
will be connected in this case. What is the ratio of the area of the square to that of the octagon?
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