I think this is a spreadsheet problem we're having, not a geometry one...

May 10, 2012 17:11

Problem 42: (Technology Problem) The area of a regular n-gon inscribed in a circle with radius 1 unit can be written as:

Area = (1/2)*(cos(180/n))*(2n*sin(180/n))

Use a spreadsheet to make a table. The first column is for the number of sides (n) and the second column is for Area of the n-gon. Fill in the table up to a 16-gon. What do you ( Read more... )

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metawidget May 11 2012, 11:05:27 UTC
Maybe the functions assume radians? 360 degrees = 2*pi radians.

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