11 6 Areas of Regular Polygons Student Objectives

11. 6: Areas of Regular Polygons Student Objectives: • Find angle measures in regular polygons. • Find areas of regular polygons.

Finding Areas of Rhombuses and Kites

Find the Area of the Rhombus or Kite You Try: 1. Find the area of a rhombus with diagonals d 1 = 4 feet and d 2 = 5 feet. 2. 2. Find the area of a kite with diagonals d 1 = 12 inches and d 2 = 9 inches.

Finding Angle Measures in Regular Polygons Center of a Polygon: the center of its circumscribed circle EX: _____________ Radius of a Polygon: the radius of its circumscribed circle EX: _____________ Apothem of a Polygon: the distance from the center to any side of the polygon EX: _____________ Central Angle of a Regular Polygon: an angle formed by two radii drawn to consecutive vertices of the polygon EX: _____________

Example 1: Finding Angle Measures in a Regular Polygon In the diagram, ABCDE is a regular pentagon inscribed in ⊙F. Find each angle measure. a. m∠AFB b. m∠AFG c. m∠GAF

You Try: In the diagram, WXYZ is a square inscribed in ⊙P. Identify the center, a radius, an apothem, and a central angle of the polygon. Find m∠XPY, m∠XPQ, and m∠PXQ.

Finding Areas of Regular Polygons You can find the area of any regular n-gon by dividing it into congruent triangles. A = Area of one triangle ⋅ Number of triangles Area of a Regular Polygon: The area of a regular n-gon with side length s is onehalf the product of the apothem a and the perimeter P.

Example 2: Finding the Area of a Regular Polygon A regular nonagon is inscribed in a circle with a radius of 4 units. Find the area of the nonagon.

You Try:

Example 3: