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Need help to Find the apothem.​

Need help to Find the apothem.​-example-1

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The apothem of a polygon, in this case a, can be found using the formula

Apothem=circumradius*cos(pi/sides)

Note in this problem, its a hexagon which makes the circumradius = to the side length since a regular hexagon can be split into 6 equilateral triangles.

a=47*cos(pi/6)=40.7 (approximation)

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