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An inequality related to area and sidelengths of a polygon $Area(A_1A_2....A_n) \le \frac{1}{n}cotg{\frac{\pi}{n}} \sum_{i=1}^nA_iA_{i+1}^2$

$\DeclareMathOperator\Area{Area}\DeclareMathOperator\cotg{cotg}$I am looking for a proof (or a reference) of an inequality related to area and the sidelengths of a polygon as follows:

Let $A_1A_2\cdots A_n$ be an arbitrary polygon, then:

$$\Area(A_1A_2\cdots A_n) \le \frac{1}{4}\cotg{\frac{\pi}{n}} \sum_{i=1}^nA_iA_{i+1}^2$$

Geometric meanings: $$\Area(A_1A_2\cdots A_n) \le \frac{\Area(1)+\Area(2)+\dotsb +\Area(n)}{n}.$$

Figure illustrating geometric meaning of the inequality

PS: I found this inequality long time ago, that time I thought this is old inequality. But today, I think this is new because I can not see any reference for the inequality.