11.4 Area of Regular Polygons

Question 0

Center of a Regular Polygon

Answer 0

The center of the circle that is circumscribed about the regular polygon

Question 1

Area of an Equilateral Triangle Theorem

Answer 1

The area of an equilateral triangle is a fourth the square of the length of the side times root three

Question 2

Radius of a Regular Polygon

Answer 2

The radius of the circle that is circumscribed about the polygon is the segment that joins the center of the circle with any vertex of the polygon

Question 3

Apothem of a regular polygon

Answer 3

The distance between the center of the polygon and a side of the polygon

Question 4

Central Angle of a Regular Polygon

Answer 4

An angle whose vertex is the center and whose sides contain consecutive vertices of the polygon

Question 5

Area of a Regular Polygon Theorem

Answer 5

The area of a regular polygon is half the product of the apothem and the perimeter