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N 4-5 Area of Regular Polygons Changing Dimensions
N 4-5 Area of Regular Polygons Changing Dimensions
N 4-5 Area of Regular Polygons Changing Dimensions
NOTES
4-‐5:
AREA
OF
REGUALR
POLYGONS
&
CHANGING
DIMENSIONS
A regular polygon is a polygon with _________ sides and ______________ angles.
Measure
of
each
interior
angle
in
a
regular
polygon:
a
1.
2. Find the area of the regular pentagon when the apothem is 11.01.
a = __________
P = __________
A = _________
4.
A
=
______________
5.
A
=
______________
6.
A
=
_______________
EXAMPLE
1:
A
triangle
has
a
perimeter
of
12
cm.
If
the
triangle’s
dimensions
are
doubled,
how
does
that
affect
its’
perimeter?
(
Hint:
Draw
a
picture.)
EXAMPLE
2:
A
rectangle
has
a
width
of
7
in
and
a
length
of
12
in.
How
would
the
area
change
if
the
dimensions
of
a
rectangle
were
doubled?
What
would
be
the
new
area?
EXAMPLE
3:
If
the
dimensions
of
a
rectangle
are
tripled
and
the
perimeter
of
the
original
rectangle
is
30
m,
find
the
perimeter
of
the
new
rectangle. ays
alw
i m e ter
is
New Perimeter: Perimeter x F à Perimeter x ___ Per s!
gl e
unit
sin
# of dimensions
EXAMPLE
4:
The
base
and
height
of
a
rectangle
are
doubled
in
length.
If
the
area
of
the
original
rectangle
is
40
m2,
what
is
the
area
of
the
new
rectangle?
EXAMPLE
5: If
the
dimensions
of
a
rectangle
are
tripled
and
the
perimeter
of
the
original
rectangle
is
20
m,
find
the
perimeter
of
the
new
rectangle.