3/19 - How Do We Find The Area of Regular Polygons?

A regular polygon is a polygon that is equiangular and equilateral.
To find the area of a regular polygon you'll need to know the formula which is A= 1/2 as, where the variable "a" stands for the length called the apothem. The apothem is the perpendicular segment from the center to the side.

PROBLEM: A 6 sided regular polygon (hexagon) is inscribed in a circle of radius 8 cm, find the length of one side of the hexagon