Find the area of the regular octagon inscribed in a circle of radius r .
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A regular octagon is composed of
8
congruent isosceles triangles. From the diagram, the included angle between the two equal sides is
8
3
6
0
=
4
5
∘
. For the area of the triangle, we use the formula
A
=
2
1
a
b
sin
C
. So the area of the octagon is
8
(
2
1
)
(
r
2
)
(
sin
4
5
)
=
4
r
2
(
2
2
)
=
2
r
2
2
.
μ
(
A
O
B
)
=
4
π
σ [ A O B ] = 2 r 2 sin 4 π = 2 r 2 sin 2 2 = 4 r 2 2
σ [ o r t h o g o n ] = 8 ⋅ 4 r 2 2 = 2 2 r 2
The real answer should be (sqrt(8) * r^2), r^2 not being under the surd roof.
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They're equal. 8 r 2 = 2 2 r 2
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My point was not the 8 or 22, but r^2 not having a roof over its head.
I agree with @Saya Suka . The answer, as stated, is only correct for a circle of unit radius.
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