document.write( "Question 366958: The radius of a circle is 23.
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document.write( "I believe this makes the circumference of the circle equal to 1661.06
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document.write( "A regular polygon must be circumscribed about this circle.
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document.write( "The length of one side of this polygon is 2.6
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document.write( "How do I find the number of sides of this circumscribed polygon?
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document.write( "Is there going to be a portion of the circumference that will have to have a side length a little shorter, so that all sides of the polygon are tangent?
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document.write( "Thank you for any help you can give.
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document.write( "Sincerely,
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document.write( "Janet \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #261581 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If it is a regular polygon it cannot have a \"shorter\" side. \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |