Area of Regular Polygon [apothem, number of sides]

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A = 4 a^{2} \cdot \tan (\frac{π}{n})

$A = 4 "a" ^2*tan(pi/ "n" )$

Apothem

$"Apothem"$

Number of sides

$"Number of sides"$

INPUTS

a - the apothem, the line segment from the center of a regular polygon to the midpoint of one of its sides.

n - the number of sides

The apothem of a regular polygon is equivalently the line drawn from the center of the polygon that is perpendicular to one of its sides.