The area of a regular polygon is the product of the perimeter and half the apothem. Therefore, you need two parameters in order to calculate the third. Practice applying the area formula for several regular polygons by playing the next game. On each page, fill in the blank with the missing information.
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A hexagon has six sides.
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For a regular hexagon, s = 4, h = 2, A = .
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8 square units
24 square units
32 square units
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An octagon has eight sides.
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For a regular octagon, s = , h = 5, A = 140 square units.
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8
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A pentagon has five sides.
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For a regular pentagon, s = 8, h = , A = 80 square units.
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6
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A dodecagon has 12 sides.
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For a regular dodecagon, s = 4, h = 2, A = .
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48 square units
50 square units
52 square units
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