A geometry problem by Yahia El Haw

Geometry Level 3

Find the area of the regular octagon inscribed in a circle of radius r r .

3 r 2 2 3{ r }^{ 2 }\sqrt { 2 } 2 r 2 2 2{ r }^{ 2 }\sqrt { 2 } r 2 2 { r }^{ 2 }\sqrt { 2 } 2 r 2 2r^2

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A regular octagon is composed of 8 8 congruent isosceles triangles. From the diagram, the included angle between the two equal sides is 360 8 = 4 5 \dfrac{360}{8}=45^\circ . For the area of the triangle, we use the formula A = 1 2 a b sin C A=\dfrac{1}{2}ab \sin C . So the area of the octagon is 8 ( 1 2 ) ( r 2 ) ( sin 45 ) = 4 r 2 ( 2 2 ) = 2 r 2 2 8\left(\dfrac{1}{2}\right)(r^2)(\sin 45)=4r^2\left(\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\right)=2r^2\sqrt{2} .

Yahia El Haw
Dec 4, 2016

μ ( A O B ^ ) = π 4 \large \mu \left( \widehat { AOB } \right) =\frac { \pi }{ 4 }

σ [ A O B ] = r 2 sin π 4 2 = r 2 sin 2 2 2 = r 2 2 4 \large \sigma \left[ AOB \right] =\frac { { r }^{ 2 }\sin { \cfrac { \pi }{ 4 } } }{ 2 } =\frac { { r }^{ 2 }\sin { \cfrac { \sqrt { 2 } }{ 2 } } }{ 2 } =\frac { { r }^{ 2 }\sqrt { 2 } }{ 4 }

σ [ o r t h o g o n ] = 8 r 2 2 4 = 2 2 r 2 \large \sigma \left[ orthogon \right] =8\cdot \frac { { r }^{ 2 }\sqrt { 2 } }{ 4 } =2\sqrt { 2{ r }^{ 2 } }

The real answer should be (sqrt(8) * r^2), r^2 not being under the surd roof.

Saya Suka - 4 years, 6 months ago

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They're equal. 8 r 2 = 2 2 r 2 \sqrt { 8{ r }^{ 2 } } = 2\sqrt { 2{ r }^{ 2 } }

Yahia El Haw - 4 years, 6 months ago

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My point was not the 8 or 22, but r^2 not having a roof over its head.

Saya Suka - 4 years, 6 months ago

I agree with @Saya Suka . The answer, as stated, is only correct for a circle of unit radius.

Steven Chase - 4 years, 6 months ago

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