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Problem
A -gon is drawn in the Cartesian plane. The sum of the -coordinates of the vertices equals . The midpoints of the sides of form a second -gon, . Finally, the midpoints of the sides of form a third -gon, . Find the sum of the -coordinates of the vertices of .
Solution
Let the -coordinates of the vertices of be . Then, by the midpoint formula, the -coordinates of the vertices of are . The sum of these equals . Similarly, the sum of the -coordinates of the vertices of equals the sum of the -coordinates of the vertices of . Thus the desired answer is .
Final answer
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