Question

What is the area of this regular polygon?



A.
311.15 m2

B.
622.3 m2

C.
3034.5 m2

D.
6069 m2

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Answer 1

@AnswerMyQuestions

Answer 2

base * hight

Answer 3

867

Answer 4

thats what i got too but its not there?

Answer 5

wait

Answer 6

Let me handle this. @sierra! :)

Answer 7

that was for a parallelogram

Answer 8

@pielover123 The formula for the area of a polygon is \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) x apothem x perimeter.

Answer 9

First, what is the apothem, and what is the perimeter?

Answer 10

@pielover123

Answer 11

IM confused

Answer 12

@AnswerMyQuestions

Answer 13

Do you know what the apothem is?

Answer 14

No

Answer 15

The apothem is the line going to the middle of the polygon, do you see that?

Answer 16

yes

Answer 17

Ok, so what is the value of the apothem, and what is the value of the perimeter?

Answer 18

28.9 ?

Answer 19

@AnswerMyQuestions

Answer 20

Well, the perimeter is adding up all the sides, and since it has 7 sides of equal length, we can multiply 28.9 to get the perimeter.

Answer 21

*we can multiply 28.9 x 7 to get the perimeter

Answer 22

202.3 @AnswerMyQuestions

Answer 23

Good. Since we know the formula for the area of a polygon, we can first multiply \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) to the apothem. Can you do that?

Answer 24

101.5

Answer 25

No, not the perimeter, multiply \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) to the apothem...

Answer 26

Im confused

Answer 27

Look at the polygon...What is the value of the apothem?

Answer 28

28.9

Answer 29

No, the apothem is the line going to the middle of the polygon

Answer 30

oh ok it is 30

Answer 31

Yes, so multiply 1/2 x 30...

Answer 32

ok 15

Answer 33

Yes, and multiply 15 to 202.3 to get your answer.

Answer 34

3034.5

Answer 35

Yes, so that is your answer.

Answer 36

C.3034.5 m2

Answer 37

:)

Answer 38

Thanks!!