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What is the formula for a polygon if you are looking for the area?
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∙ 7y ago
The answer depends on the information that is available to you and whether or not the polygon is regular or irregular. If it is irregular, then you will need to divide it up into triangles, find the area of each triangle and sum the results. This will require knowledge of all sides and angles (except one).
If it is regular than the answer depends on whether you know the side length, the apothem (radius of incentre) or the radius of the circumcentre.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 7y agoIt depends on the polygon you choose.
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What is the formula for surface area if the only measurement you have is the perimeter?
There can be no such formula in general. A formula will exist if the area is a regular polygon (or a circle).
How can you find the area of a polygon that is not one for which you know an area formula?
Divide the polygon into triangles. Calculate the areas of the triangles and then sum these.
How do you find the area of a polygon figure?
You get the area by using formulas. There is usually a specific formula to find the area of each shape. Some irregular shaps may not have a formula.
What is the formula for how many sides are in a polygon?
There is no formula for how many sides there are in a polygon; the name of the polygon shows how many sides it has.
How do you find the area of a polygon with no congruent sides?
A polygon with no congruent sides is not going to have any convenient formula by which the area can be calculated, however, you can always break it up into a series of triangles and rectangles, and then calculate the area of those, and add up the results.
What the area formula for a polygon?
a formula for the area of a polygon is b. A = 1/2 x b x h
What is the formula for surface area if the only measurement you have is the perimeter?
There can be no such formula in general. A formula will exist if the area is a regular polygon (or a circle).
How can you find the area of a polygon that is not one for which you know an area formula?
Divide the polygon into triangles. Calculate the areas of the triangles and then sum these.
What is the formula for determining the area of a polygon?
The answer depends on whether or not it is a regular polygon and also on what information is available about it.
What is the formula for finding the area of a regular polygon with perimeter P and apothegm length a?
Area of regular polygon: 0.5*apothem*perimeter
What's area formula of an irregular polygon?
Divide polygon into rectangles, then use area formula for rectangle: Area = (high a + high b) / 2 x length c If polygon contains triangle, then triangle can be considered as rectangle with one of its side length is close to zero.
How is the formula of a polygon closely related to the formula of the area of a circle?
The area of a polygon is greater than the area of the largest circle that can be inscribed within the polygon and smaller that the area of the smallest circle in which the polygon can be enclosed. So the areas of two circles establish a lower and upper bound to the area of the polygon. In a similar fashion, the perimeter of the polygon are also bounded by the circumferences of the two circles. This also works in reverse. That is, the area of a circle lies between the area of an inscribed polygon and that of a polygon containing the circle. And, again, the same applies to the circumference/perimeter. In fact these bounds were used to calculate the value of pi.
Area of polygon?
You get the area by using formulas. There is usually a specific formula to find the area of each shape. Some irregular shaps may not have a formula.
What best describes area of a polygon?
The area of a polygon is the two-dimensional set of all points surrounded by the sides of the polygon. If you're looking for an equation, it varies based on the number of sides and the shape of the polygon.
What is the area of a 2d shape?
The area of a polygon is calculated using different formula depending on the number of sides of the polygon. The formula for a quadrilateral is length times width, the formula for a circle is pi time the square of the radius, and the formula for a triangle is base times height, divided by two.
How do you find area of a polygon?
You get the area by using formulas. There is usually a specific formula to find the area of each shape. Some irregular shaps may not have a formula.
What is the formula for calculating the area of a 32-sided polygon?
The answer will depend on what information is available.
