1. Areas of Regular Polygons
Lesson 8.4
Areas of Regular Polygons
Definition:
An apothem of a regular polygon is a perpendicular segment from the center of the polygon’s circumscribed circle to a side of the polygon. You may also refer to the length of the segment as the apothem.
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2. Areas of Regular Polygons
Lesson 8.4
Areas of Regular Polygons
You can divide a regular polygon into congruent isosceles triangles by drawing segments from the center of the polygon to each vertex. The center of the polygon is actually the center of a circumscribed circle, so these congruent segments are sometimes called the radii of a regular polygon.
The area of one triangle is:
𝑎𝑠 2
Since there are 5 isosceles triangles, the total area is:
5( 𝑎𝑠 2 ) Or (as)
7 2 (as)
6 2 (as) = 3as
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3. Areas of Regular Polygons
Lesson 8.4
Areas of Regular Polygons
What is the perimeter of a regular polygon in terms of n and s?
sn = Perimeter, where s is the side and n is the number of sides.
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4. JRLeon Geometry Chapter 8..5 HGSH
Areas of Circles
Lesson 8.5
The polygon can be broken down into n isosceles triangles such as the one shown(where n is the number of sides).
In this triangle s   is the side length of the polygon r   is the radius of the polygon and the circle h   is the height of the triangle.
The area of the triangle is half the base times height:
Triangle Area = 𝟏 𝟐 sh
Polygon Area = ( 𝟏 𝟐 sh)n = 𝒉 𝟐 ns
There are n triangles in the polygon. So:
The term ns is the perimeter of the polygon (length of a side, times the number of sides). As the number of sides increase, the triangles get smaller and the polygon approaches a circle, where the value of the perimeter approaches the circle circumference, which is 2r.
We substitute 2r for ns : Polygon Area = 𝒉 𝟐 2r
Also, as the number of sides increases, the triangle gets narrower and narrower, and so when s approaches zero, h and r become the same length. So substituting r for h:
Polygon Area = 𝒓 𝟐 2r
= r2
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5. JRLeon Geometry Chapter 8..5 HGSH
Areas of Circles
Lesson 8.5
EXAMPLE A
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6. Areas of Regular Polygons
Lesson 8.5
Areas of Regular Polygons
Areas of Circles
Class Work / Home Work:
8.3 Pages 435 – 436 : problems 1 thru 4, 8
8.4 Pages 443 – 444 : problems 1 thru 8, 13, 14
8.5 Pages : problems 1 thru 10
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