LeticiaBraukus585
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  • 07-08-2014
  • Mathematics
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Find the area of a regular 12-sided polygon with side of length s and apothem 8.
(Give your answer in terms of s.)

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Everest2017
Everest2017 Everest2017
  • 07-08-2014
apothem is the height of a triangel formed by two consecutive vertices with the center.  the are of this triangle = 1/2 s 8  = 4s
there area 12 such triangles in the regular 12 side polygon
So area = 12 * 4 s = 48 s
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luana
luana luana
  • 07-08-2014
[tex] If\ this\ is\ regular\ 12-sides\ polygon\ it\ is\ build\ from\ 12\ isosceles\\triangles.\\\\ apothem=height\ of\ triangle\\\ side=base\ of\ triangle\\\\ Area\ of\ one\ triangle:\\ A=\frac{s*apothem}{2}=\frac{s*8}{2}=4s\\\\ Area\ of\ polygon\ =12*A=12*4s=48s [/tex]
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