SOLUTION: Circle A has a radius with the length of 5 units. How do I Calculate the exact length of the apothem?

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Question 1143556: Circle A has a radius with the length of 5 units. How do I Calculate the exact length of the apothem?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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A circle doesn't have an apothem.

And apothem is a segment from the center of a regular polygon to the middle of one of its sides.

If you consider a circle as a regular polygon with an infinite number of sides, then the apothem would be the radius of the circle.

So the length of the "apothem" of your circle is 5 units.