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Find the area of this regular hexagon with a side length of 5 inches.
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11.4 Area of Regular Polygons
Apothem: segment from the center of a regular polygon and to a side
Radius: segment from the center to a vertex
Central Angle of a Regular Polygon:
360 # of sides
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Area of a Regular Polygon:
A=area
A= aP
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a=apothem
P=perimeter
23.4in2
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Composite Figure: figure that can be separated into multiple simple shapes
61.1 ft2
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11.5 Area of Similar Figures
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Homework:
p. 811 #9-17 odd
p. 821 #9-17 odd
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