Find Area of regular polygon!

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anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Find the area of the polygon!

whpalmer4 · Answer

So how many sides do you have here?

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

6 sides

whpalmer4 · Answer

I'm cooking dinner, so I'll let @AravindG help you...

aravindg · Answer

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Find the area of a single triangle .Then Multiply by 6

anonymous · Answer

so its 18x6?

aravindg · Answer

Actually I cant understand what is 18 here .Is it the side length?

anonymous · Answer

idk how you drew it is the way it is suppose to look

aravindg · Answer

Ok I will assume it as side length

anonymous · Answer

okay so was what i said right?
18x6?

aravindg · Answer

No .First you need to find area of  triangle

anonymous · Answer

and can you help me?

anonymous · Answer

because i don't understand

anonymous · Answer

im suppose to find the area of the reagular polygon for that question

aravindg · Answer

Well first find area of the equilateral triangles formed

you could use the formula

A = ab Sin x 

Here a=b=18 x=60

anonymous · Answer

okay is that the answer?

aravindg · Answer

No you need to work it out

aravindg · Answer

Find the area of a single triangle .Then Multiply by 6

anonymous · Answer

do i divide 18  and 60 to get that?

aravindg · Answer

NOO!

Look at what I told you 

First find area of a single triangle using  A = ab Sin x 

then multiply A by 6

aravindg · Answer

I hope you can do it now

anonymous · Answer

wel i don't understand thanks for your help but i don't need someone yelling at me.