document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=581438>Question 581438</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a regular polygon is 36 square inches. Find the length of a side if the polygon has the given number of sides. Round your answer to the nearest tenth. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 3   b. 4   c. 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. Suppose the polygon is a pentagon. What would you expect the lenght of its side to be? Explain. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 3   b. 4   c. 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Area+=+ns%5E2%2Acot%28180%2Fn%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Area+=+ns%5E2%2Acot%28180%2Fn%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where n = # of sides & s = side length<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n = 3: --> s = 9.118 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 4: --> s = 6.000 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 5: --> s = 4.574 inches<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 6: --> s = 3.722 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d. Suppose the polygon is a pentagon. What would you expect the lenght of its side to be?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's between the lengths of 4 & 6.  As the # of sides increases, the length decreases.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 20 --> s = 1.06788 inches<BR>\n" );
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