SOLUTION: how do i find the area of a regualr polygon?

Question 434377: how do i find the area of a regualr polygon?

Found 2 solutions by robertb, MathLover1:
Answer by robertb(5830) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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where s = length of a side, and n = number of sides.
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
By definition, all sides of a regular polygon are equal in length. If you know the length of one of the sides, the area is given by the formula:

where is the length of any side, is the number of sides,
is approximately , and tan is the tangent function calculated in radians
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