Blinn College

Geometry: Lesson 078

Area of Regular Polygons and Circles
Area of Regular Polygons

Lesson Description

Students learn the formula for the area of a regular polygon, as well as the definitions of the center, a radius, a central angle, and an apothem of a regular polygon. Students are then asked to solve problems using the formula for the area of a regular polygon. Note that right triangle formulas and trigonometry are used extensively in the problems in this lesson.

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