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by yeroco on January 14th, 2009
If we are talking about mathematical octogons (not real ones, like stop signs), it shouldn't be rocket science to create an equation with infinite precision.
So my answer is infinity :)
by Aksafari on January 14th, 2009
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by Alison on January 14th, 2009
doesn't it depend on how many decimal points where in the question?
by WarHorseLeBron on May 14th, 2011
The formula for finding the area of a triangle, square, pentagon, etc is
A = (NL²/4)cot(180°/N)
Where A = area
N = number of sides (8)
L = length of one side
For example, if we used an equilateral triangle and chose L = 2, we could use basic math to show that
A = (1)(√3) = √3
Use our formula
A = 3(4)/4*cot(60°) = 3cos(60°)/sin(60°) = 3[(1/2)/(√3/2)] = 3/√3 = √3
How do we calculate the area of an octagon?
by Owl Zero on November 24th, 2008
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What regular figure can be used with a regular octagon to tessellate the plane?
by Kitty on July 23rd, 2008
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How many degrees is in a stop sign
by scharf on July 13th, 2009
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What is the sum of the measures of the angle of a regular octagon?
by unie93 on July 16th, 2007
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In a quadilateral three consecutive sides are of lengths 2,3 and 4 . a circle of radius 1,2 is inscribed in the quadilateral.what is the area of the quadilateral?
by Anonymous on August 29th, 2009
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