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What is the special name for the segment that connects the center of a regular polygon to an outer edge to form the height of a triangle?

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Answer: apothem

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The segment's name is APOTHEM.

The apothem is also the radius of the incircle of the polygon. For a polygon of n sides, there are n possible apothems, all the same length of course. The word apothem can refer to the line itself, or the length of that line.

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