Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2017/ia/paper-1/5a/b/iii/solution

Let be the direction vector of the segment . Consecutive vectors are perpendicular and . Using ,
Thus adjacent segments are perpendicular. Also
so
If , the norm formula in part (i) gives . If , then : the points repeat cyclically and form a square centered at the origin.

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