Mastering Regular Polygons: Properties, Formulas, And Practical Applications

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A polygon is regular when all angles are equal and all sides are equal.

A regular polygon is a geometric figure that has all its sides of equal length and all its angles of equal measure. It is a two-dimensional shape with straight sides and corners, each corner is called vertex, and every side of the polygon has the same length. Regular polygons are classified based on the number of sides they have, such as a triangle (3 sides), a square (4 sides), a pentagon (5 sides), a hexagon (6 sides), and so on.

The properties of regular polygons are as follows:
– All sides are congruent (have the same length)
– All interior angles have the same measure
– The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is (n-2)180 degrees, where n is the number of sides
– The exterior angle of a regular polygon is 360 degrees / n, where n is the number of sides
– The radius of the circle that circumscribes a regular polygon (circumscribed circle) is equal to the length of its sides, while the radius of the circle that inscribes a regular polygon (inscribed circle) is half the length of its apothem (the perpendicular distance from the center of the polygon to a side)

Regular polygons have many practical applications in architecture, art, engineering, and mathematics. For example, they can be used to design regular tiles, decorate buildings, create symmetric patterns, and calculate the areas of regular shapes.

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