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In geometry, a nonagon (/ ˈ n ɒ n ə ɡ ɒ n /) or enneagon (/ ˈ ɛ n i ə ɡ ɒ n /) is a nine-sided polygon or 9-gon. The name nonagon is a prefix hybrid formation , from Latin ( nonus , "ninth" + gonon ), used equivalently, attested already in the 16th century in French nonogone and in English from the 17th century.
Comparison of sizes of regular polygons with the same edge length, from three to sixty sides. The size increases without bound as the number of sides approaches infinity. Of all n-gons with a given perimeter, the one with the largest area is regular. [10]
Apothem of a hexagon Graphs of side, s; apothem, a; and area, A of regular polygons of n sides and circumradius 1, with the base, b of a rectangle with the same area. The green line shows the case n = 6. The apothem (sometimes abbreviated as apo [1]) of a regular polygon is a line segment from the center to the midpoint of one of its sides.
The lengths of the sides of a polygon do not in general determine its area. [9] However, if the polygon is simple and cyclic then the sides do determine the area. [10] Of all n-gons with given side lengths, the one with the largest area is cyclic. Of all n-gons with a given perimeter, the one with the largest area is regular (and therefore ...
The quotients formed by the area of these polygons divided by the square of the circle radius can be made arbitrarily close to π as the number of polygon sides becomes large, proving that the area inside the circle of radius r is πr 2, π being defined as the ratio of the circumference to the diameter (C/d).
The area (A) of a regular heptagon of side length a is given by: A = 7 4 a 2 cot π 7 ≃ 3.634 a 2 . {\displaystyle A={\frac {7}{4}}a^{2}\cot {\frac {\pi }{7}}\simeq 3.634a^{2}.} This can be seen by subdividing the unit-sided heptagon into seven triangular "pie slices" with vertices at the center and at the heptagon's vertices, and then ...
The surface area of a right prism is: +, where B is the area of the base, h the height, and P the base perimeter. The surface area of a right prism whose base is a regular n-sided polygon with side length s, and with height h, is therefore: = +.
A regular decagon has all sides of equal length and each internal angle will always be equal to 144°. [1] Its Schläfli symbol is {10} [ 2 ] and can also be constructed as a truncated pentagon , t{5}, a quasiregular decagon alternating two types of edges.