SOLUTION: hi, i would like to know how to find the apothem of a polygon, if i only know its perimeter. please try to help me, thanks.

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Question 91565: hi, i would like to know how to find the apothem of a polygon, if i only know its perimeter.
please try to help me,
thanks.

Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
for a regular polygon:
n=number of sides p=perimeter s=length of a side
s=p/n
Apothem=
EdJones

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