Assuming that the octagon is regular, what is the area of the shaded region below? Use your calculator and round your final answer to the nearest hundredth.
http://media.apexlearning.com/Images/200703/05/a715f259-fbc1-4b59-836c-f75cc36d76d0.gif

Apothem length: 18.11

i cannot solve this. the square inside the polygon is too much for my liddo brain lol

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Assuming that the octagon is regular, what is the area of the shaded region below? Use your calculator and round your final answer to the nearest hundredth.
http://media.apexlearning.com/Images/200703/05/a715f259-fbc1-4b59-836c-f75cc36d76d0.gif

Apothem length: 18.11

i cannot solve this. the square inside the polygon is too much for my liddo brain lol

tfht · Answer

it won't let me open the picture

tfht · Answer

you do 1/2(apothem)(perimeter)

tfht · Answer

to find the octagon

tfht · Answer

then you find the area of the square and subtract that from the area of the octagon

anonymous · Answer

thankyou @tfht i'm super late haha