Question

Formula for area of polygon

Answer 1

Explanation:

There's no one formula for finding the area of any polygon.

There are specialized formulas for finding the area of a square, of a triangle, of a trapezoid, etc. Beyond these, you have to invent approaches, such as breaking up an octagon into 8 triangles, finding the area of 1 such triangle, and then multiplying that area by 8.

Answer 2

The formula for the area of a polygon is 1/2*a*p.

a = apothem, which is a line segment that is the shortest distance from the center to a side.

p = perimeter

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