a. The area of the square is square units. (Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.) b. The area of the octagon is square units. (Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.) c. The area of the 16-gon is O square units. (Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.)

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Section9.3: Cylinders And Cones
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Inscribe a regular n-sided polygon inside a circle of radius 1 and compute the area of the polygon for the following values of n.
a. 4 (square)
b. 8 (octagon)
с. 16
d. Compare the areas in parts (a), (b), and (c) with the area of the circle.
a. The area of the square is square units.
(Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.)
b. The area of the octagon is
square units.
(Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.)
c. The area of the 16-gon is square units.
(Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.)
the area of the circle,
the area of the circle.
d. Each area is
square units. As n increases, the polygon area
(Type an exact answer, using t as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:Inscribe a regular n-sided polygon inside a circle of radius 1 and compute the area of the polygon for the following values of n. a. 4 (square) b. 8 (octagon) с. 16 d. Compare the areas in parts (a), (b), and (c) with the area of the circle. a. The area of the square is square units. (Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.) b. The area of the octagon is square units. (Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.) c. The area of the 16-gon is square units. (Type an integer or decimal rounded to three decimal places as needed.) the area of the circle, the area of the circle. d. Each area is square units. As n increases, the polygon area (Type an exact answer, using t as needed.)
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