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To be a regular polygon, a polygon must be _______________________& ________________________

NEW VOCABULARY!

Radius of a regular polygon:

_____________________________________________________________________ Apothem of a regular polygon:

_____________________________________________________________________

Draw a radius and apothem for the following figures in two different colors.

Area of an Equilateral Triangle Area of a Regular Polygon:

11.5 – Areas of Regular Polygons

11.5

Notes

Deriving New Area Formulas!

W

X

Z

Y

60˚

New Area Formula # 2

Area of an

Regular Polygon =

New Area Formula #1

Area of an

Equilateral Triangle =

1. 2.

3. 4. 5) Find the area of a square if the radius of its inscribed circle is 7. 6) Find the area of a square with an apothem of 11. 7) Given the area of a regular pentagon is 60 and the apothem is 3, find the length of each side.

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