Area of a regular polygon
Grade 10 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Ari's clock face is a regular octagon with center O. C and D are corners next to each other, and F is the midpoint of CD. Which segment is the apothem?
- CF
- OF
- CD
- OC
Bo's stepping stone is a regular pentagon with center O. C and D are corners next to each other, and F is the midpoint of CD. Which segment is the apothem?
Sketch, not to scale: regular pentagon with center O. Side CD = 12 cm with midpoint F. OF = 8.3 cm meets CD at a right angle. OC = 10.2 cm. Sketch, not to scale: regular pentagon with center O. Side CD = 12 cm with midpoint F. OF = 8.3 cm meets CD at a right angle. OC = 10.2 cm. 12 cm 8.3 cm 10.2 cm C D F O Not to scale. - CF
- CD
- OC
- OF
Esme's paper badge is a regular decagon with center O. C and D are corners next to each other, and F is the midpoint of CD. Which segment is the apothem?
Sketch, not to scale: regular decagon with center O. Side CD = 4 cm with midpoint F. OF = 6.2 cm meets CD at a right angle. OC = 6.5 cm. Sketch, not to scale: regular decagon with center O. Side CD = 4 cm with midpoint F. OF = 6.2 cm meets CD at a right angle. OC = 6.5 cm. Sketch, not to scale 4 cm 6.2 cm 6.5 cm O C D F - CF
- OF
- OC
- CD
Jun's window is a regular dodecagon with center O. C and D are corners next to each other, and F is the midpoint of CD. Which segment is the apothem?
Sketch, not to scale: regular dodecagon with center O. Side CD = 5 cm with midpoint F. OF = 9.3 cm meets CD at a right angle. OC = 9.7 cm. Sketch, not to scale: regular dodecagon with center O. Side CD = 5 cm with midpoint F. OF = 9.3 cm meets CD at a right angle. OC = 9.7 cm. 5 cm 9.3 cm 9.7 cm O C D F Not to scale. - CF
- CD
- OC
- OF
Kira's regular hexagon floor tile is made of 6 equilateral triangles with 10 cm sides. OF goes from center O to F, the midpoint of side CD. How long is OF, as a simplified radical?
Sketch, not to scale: regular hexagon with center O. Triangle OCD is shaded, OC = OD = CD = 10 cm. OF meets CD at its midpoint F at a right angle. Sketch, not to scale: regular hexagon with center O. Triangle OCD is shaded, OC = OD = CD = 10 cm. OF meets CD at its midpoint F at a right angle. 10 cm 10 cm 10 cm O C D F Not to scale. Luz's regular hexagon quilt patch is made of 6 equilateral triangles with 16 cm sides. OF goes from center O to F, the midpoint of side CD. How long is OF, as a simplified radical?
Sketch, not to scale: regular hexagon with center O. Triangle OCD is shaded, OC = OD = CD = 16 cm. OF meets CD at its midpoint F at a right angle. Sketch, not to scale: regular hexagon with center O. Triangle OCD is shaded, OC = OD = CD = 16 cm. OF meets CD at its midpoint F at a right angle. 16 cm 16 cm 16 cm O C D F F is the midpoint of CD. Not to scale. Milo's regular hexagon mirror is made of 6 equilateral triangles with 26 cm sides. OF goes from center O to F, the midpoint of side CD. How long is OF, as a simplified radical?
Sketch, not to scale: regular hexagon with center O. Triangle OCD is shaded, OC = OD = CD = 26 cm. OF meets CD at its midpoint F at a right angle. Sketch, not to scale: regular hexagon with center O. Triangle OCD is shaded, OC = OD = CD = 26 cm. OF meets CD at its midpoint F at a right angle. 26 cm 26 cm 26 cm O C D F Not to scale. Noah's regular hexagon stepping stone is made of 6 equilateral triangles with 20 cm sides. OF goes from center O to F, the midpoint of side CD. How long is OF, as a simplified radical?
Sketch, not to scale: regular hexagon with center O. Triangle OCD is shaded, OC = OD = CD = 20 cm. OF meets CD at its midpoint F at a right angle. Sketch, not to scale: regular hexagon with center O. Triangle OCD is shaded, OC = OD = CD = 20 cm. OF meets CD at its midpoint F at a right angle. 20 cm 20 cm 20 cm O C D F Not to scale. Pia cuts a regular pentagon paper sticker into 5 equal triangles from its center O. Each has base 8 cm and height 5.5 cm. What is the paper sticker's area, in square centimeters?
Sketch, not to scale: the pentagon with all 5 triangles drawn from O. Triangle OCD is shaded: base CD = 8 cm, height OF = 5.5 cm (the apothem), slanted side OC = 6.8 cm (the radius). Sketch, not to scale: the pentagon with all 5 triangles drawn from O. Triangle OCD is shaded: base CD = 8 cm, height OF = 5.5 cm (the apothem), slanted side OC = 6.8 cm (the radius). 6.8 cm 5.5 cm 8 cm O C D F Triangle OCD shaded pentagon with all 5 triangles drawn from O Not to scale. Tala cuts a regular decagon plate into 10 equal triangles from its center O. Each has base 6 cm and height 9.2 cm. What is the plate's area, in square centimeters?
Sketch, not to scale: the decagon with all 10 triangles drawn from O. Triangle OCD is shaded: base CD = 6 cm, height OF = 9.2 cm (the apothem), slanted side OC = 9.7 cm (the radius). Sketch, not to scale: the decagon with all 10 triangles drawn from O. Triangle OCD is shaded: base CD = 6 cm, height OF = 9.2 cm (the apothem), slanted side OC = 9.7 cm (the radius). Sketch, not to scale: the decagon with all 10 triangles drawn from O. 6 cm 9.7 cm 9.2 cm O C D F