Are perpendicular bisectors of an arbitrary $n$-gon concurrent ? If so, how to prove it ?
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Are perpendicular bisectors of an arbitrary $n$-gon concurrent ? If so, how to prove it?
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Hint What does it mean for all perpendicular bisectors of an $n-$gon $A_1A_2...A_n$ to be concurrent at $P$?
Well, it means, that all segments $PA_1, PA_2, ..., PA_n$ are equal in length. Why?
Observe that the triangles $\triangle A_1A_2P, \triangle A_2, A_3P...$ are all isosceles since $P$ lies on their perpendicular bisector. All of them being isosceles means that $$A_1P=A_2P\quad A_2P=A_3P\quad A_3P=A_4P...\implies A_1P=A_2P=A_3P=A_4P=...$$
$P$ is thus the circumcentre of the $n-$ gon.