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An apothem is the red segment in the diagram (Figure1). B is the center point of the hexagon, and the blue line are radii of the polygon. An apothem is always from the center of the polygon, to the outside, and it is always perpandicular to the side it is touching. You find the area of any polygonwith this equation: (.5) n a s In the formula, n= number of sides, a= the length of the apothem, and s= the length of any given side. Figure1: seehttp://education.yahoo.com/homework_help/math_help/solutionimages/minigeogt/10/1/1/minigeogt_10_1_1_14_90/f-548-17-1.gifHope I helped!!!
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Is the radius of a regular polygon always greater than the apothem?
yes the radius of a regular polygon is always greater than the apothem
The distance from the center of a regular polygon to a side of the polygon?
A Apothem
The perpendicular distance from the center of a regular polygon to a side of the polygon?
Apothem
A line segment drawn from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to a side of the polygon?
apothem
What is the formula for finding the area of a regular polygon with perimeter P and apothem length a?
A = (1/2)Pa A being the area, P being the perimeter of the regular polygon, and the apothem length being a.
