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The apothem of a regular polygon is the distance from the center of the polygon to a side. Explain how to derive a formula for...Asked by lucy needs help now
the apothem of a regular polygon is the distance from the center of the polygon to a side. Explaiin how to derive a formula for the area of a regular polygon using the apothem.
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Damon
Well, that apothem seems to be the altitude of one of n triangles.
The area of each of those triangles is
(1/2)* apothem * length of a side
so the total area would be
(n/2)*apothem * length of a side
The area of each of those triangles is
(1/2)* apothem * length of a side
so the total area would be
(n/2)*apothem * length of a side
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