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Chapter 10.3 Areas of Regular Polygons. Vocabulary. Radius = the distance from the center to a vertex Apothem = perpendicular distance from the center to a side. Area of Regular Polygon. The area of a regular polygon is half the product of the apothem and the perimeter. a= apothem
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Vocabulary • Radius= the distance from the center to a vertex • Apothem= perpendicular distance from the center to a side
Area of Regular Polygon • The area of a regular polygon is half the product of the apothem and the perimeter a= apothem p= perimeter n= # of sides on the polygon s=length of side
Another words • You can always use the area of a triangle and multiply by how many triangles you can have in the polygon
Classwork • Pgs 548-549 #1-17 odd, 31-33