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Cuemath

Cuemath: Regular Polygon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Introduces the concept of regular polygons along with regular polygon examples, not regular polygons, irregular polygons, and area of a regular polygon. Check-out the solved examples for better understanding and try your hand at solving...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Properties of Regular Polygons

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find a definition of regular polygon, and learn how to calculate the internal angle, external angle, and number of diagonals of a regular polygon. Also, learn how to find the area of regular polygons.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Find the Area of the Shape!

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Try to figure out the area of this challenging shape. In order to view the images, you will need to use JavaSketchpad.
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Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Area

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan helps students explore the mathematical concept of area and features resource links to further learning. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.7.a Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Finding the Area of Regular Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students discover a very intuitive method for determining the area of a regular polygon. They use that information to develop the standard area formula.
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Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Polygons

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the definition and properties of a polygon. Then explore such topics as: 1) types of polygon 2) area 3) Perimeter 4) angles associated with polygons and 5) names of polygons.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Area

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Definitions and formulas for the computation of surface areas of triangles, rectangles, and any regular polygon. Helpful links to related pages.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Areas of Regular Polygons and Circles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Use Cabri Jr. to find the area of several regular polygons and then use that investigation to derive the area of a circle from a many-sided polygon.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Math World: Hexagon

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Gives a detailed overview of hexagons, particularly of regular hexagons. Be sure to use the links for unfamiliar notation or variable representation. This site gives formulas for inner radius, circumradius, parameter, and area of a...
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Analyze Math

Analyze Math: Polygons Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here are four problems about the area of a regular polygon. Start by finding the area of a hexagon inscribed in a circle of radius 10, and end by proving that as the number of sides of the polygon increases, the area of the polygon...
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OER Commons

Oer Commons: Polygons

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders find the area of regular polygons, recalling what they already know about the area of geometric shapes and generalizing a formula for any regular polygon.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Polygons and Areas of Plane Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty-five problems cover the topics of polygons and finding the area for various plane figures. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Seventh Grade Math: Area and Perimeter

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how to enlarge drawings, figure out how much tile to buy to cover a specific floor, and learn about area and perimeter. These and other lesson plans are provided, including a fun interdisciplinary plan featuring dragons.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Area and Perimeter of Regular Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students determine the area and perimeter of regular polygons and use that information to conduct a beginning investigation of limits.
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Regular Polygon Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this calculator to calculate properties of a regular polygon. Enter any 1 variable plus the number of sides or the polygon name. Calculates side length, inradius, circumradius, area, and perimeter.
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George Mason University

Area Formula Lab

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
In this set of worksheet activities, students will be guided to discover formulas for area of polygonal shapes and circles.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice: Polygons and Area of Plane Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Practice using your graphing calculator for measuring and constructing polygons and other plane figures. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View Solution button, which is located directly under...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Figuring Areas

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students find the area of regular polygons using a summation approach and compare the summations with area calculated by Cabri Geometry Application. They also examine patterns of finding area and perimeter as the number...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Approximation of Pi Using an Area Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will approximate pi by setting up trigonometric ratios and calculating the areas of regular polygons inscribed within and circumscribed about a circle.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: G Co Inscribing a Hexagon in a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this task, students inscribe a regular hexagon inside a circle and compare its area to that of the circle. Aligns with G-CO.D.13.
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Other

Visnos: Explore Pi

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive demonstration shows firstly how pi relates to the circumference of a circle. This is achieved using a regular polygon approximation, the closed polygon is opened to reveal this magical number. The area of a circle is...
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Other

Stat Soft: Statistics Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
Dozens of statistical terms are defined and illustrated in this glossary.
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Squares

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
MathWorld provides multiple definitions and formulas for the mathematical term, square.