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ABCDEFGHIJ is a regular decagon. Find the length of the apothem. Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

A.

8.0


B.
20.5

C.

24.7


D.

26.0

ABCDEFGHIJ is a regular decagon. Find the length of the apothem. Round the answer-example-1

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Solution:(α=∫nₓS)Use this formula to find apothem

∫n is the fixed number (1,539) and S the side of the polygon.

a = 16 × 1,539 = 24,624 = 247

Answer: C 24.7
ABCDEFGHIJ is a regular decagon. Find the length of the apothem. Round the answer-example-1
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you find apothem with the formula
\left[a = fn*S]

fn is the fixed number (1,539) and S the side of the polygon.

a = 16*1,539 = 24,624 = 24,7

Answer C
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