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What is the side length of the image if the apothem is 8.3 feet and the area is

214.14 feet squared?

What is the side length of the image if the apothem is 8.3 feet and the area is 214.14 feet-example-1
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keeping in mind that regular polygon has 12 sides


\textit{area of a regular polygon}\\\\ A=\cfrac{1}{2}ans~~ \begin{cases} a=apothem\\ n=\stackrel{number~of}{sides}\\ s=\stackrel{length~of}{a~side}\\[-0.5em] \hrulefill\\ A=214.14\\ a=8.3\\ n=12 \end{cases}\implies 214.14=\cfrac{1}{2}(8.3)(12)s \\\\\\ 214.14=49.8s\implies \cfrac{214.14}{49.8}=s\implies 4.3=s

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