To find the area<span> of a</span>regular polygon<span>, you use an apothem — a segment that joins the </span>polygon's<span> center to the midpoint of any side and that is perpendicular to that side</span>
A regular polygon<span> is equilateral (it has equal sides) and equiangular (it has equal angles). To find the </span>area<span> of a regular </span>polygon<span>, you use an apothem — a segment that joins the </span>polygon's<span> center to the midpoint of any side and that is perpendicular to that side (segment HM in the following figure is an apothem).</span>
