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What is the formula in finding the area of a hexagon, heptagon and octagon?
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document.write( "You must mean the area of a REGULAR hexagon, \r\n" );
document.write( "heptagon, or octagon, for there is no formula \r\n" );
document.write( "in general for all poygons with n-sides.  \r\n" );
document.write( "Regular polygons are those with all sides equal \r\n" );
document.write( "and all interior angles equal.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a n-sided regular polygon is\r\n" );
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document.write( "where r = the distance between the center to a vertex.\r\n" );
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document.write( "If only s, the length of a side of the regular polygon is\r\n" );
document.write( "known, then you first must calculate r from this:\r\n" );
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document.write( "For a regular hexagon, use n=6\r\n" );
document.write( "For a regular septagon, use n=7\r\n" );
document.write( "For a regular octagon, use n=8  \r\n" );
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