How can you find the area of a polygon that is not for which you know an area formula
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Answer:
See below.
Step-by-step explanation:
If it is a regular polygon then you can look up the formula or break it into shapes you do know the formula.
If it is irregular or a composite figure, break it into regular polygons which do have formulas to find the area. Here is an example:
Example:
Find the area of the composite figure by splitting the figure into two shapes - two rectangles.
One rectangle is 2 x 9 = 18.
The other rectangle is 2 x 4 = 8.
Together the area is 18 + 8 = 26.
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Step-by-step explanation:
The circumference of a circle can be found using the following formula:
where d is the diameter. We know the diameter of the circle is 22 centimeters. Substitute the value in for d.
We also know we are using 3.14 for pi. Substitute it in for pi.
Multiply.
The circumference of the circle is 69.08 centimeters.